First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC)
NASDAQ: FFBC · Real-Time Price · USD
23.41
-0.13 (-0.55%)
At close: Oct 31, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
23.00
-0.41 (-1.75%)
After-hours: Oct 31, 2025, 5:01 PM EDT
First Financial Bancorp. Stock Forecast
Stock Price Forecast
The 6 analysts that cover First Financial Bancorp. stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $28.83, which forecasts a 23.15% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $27 and the highest is $32.
Price Target: $28.83 (+23.15%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Analyst Ratings
The average analyst rating for First Financial Bancorp. stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.
Recommendation Trends
| Rating | May '25 | Jun '25 | Jul '25 | Aug '25 | Sep '25 | Oct '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Hold | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Latest Forecasts
| Analyst | Firm | Rating | Rating | Action | Price Target | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond James | Raymond James | Buy Reiterates $30 → $28 | Buy | Reiterates | $30 → $28 | +19.61% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Truist Securities | Truist Securities | Hold Maintains $28 → $29 | Hold | Maintains | $28 → $29 | +23.88% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Hovde Group | Hovde Group | Buy Initiates n/a | Buy | Initiates | n/a | n/a | Aug 19, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $27 → $28 | Hold | Maintains | $27 → $28 | +19.61% | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Stephens & Co. | Stephens & Co. | Buy Reiterates $29 | Buy | Reiterates | $29 | +23.88% | Jun 27, 2025 |
Financial Forecast
Revenue This Year
914.65M
from 756.07M
Increased by 20.97%
Revenue Next Year
1.10B
from 914.65M
Increased by 20.70%
EPS This Year
2.59
from 2.40
Increased by 7.81%
EPS Next Year
3.22
from 2.59
Increased by 24.31%
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.
Revenue Forecast
| Revenue | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| High | 963.3M | 1.2B |
| Avg | 914.7M | 1.1B |
| Low | 863.2M | 1.1B |
Revenue Growth
| Revenue Growth | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| High | 27.4% | 26.1% |
| Avg | 21.0% | 20.7% |
| Low | 14.2% | 14.9% |
EPS Forecast
| EPS | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 2.93 | 3.36 | |
| Avg | 2.59 | 3.22 | |
| Low | 2.30 | 3.04 |
EPS Growth
| EPS Growth | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | 22.1% | 29.9% | |
| Avg | 7.8% | 24.3% | |
| Low | -4.0% | 17.4% |
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.