First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC)

First Financial Bancorp. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 5 analysts that cover First Financial Bancorp. stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $29.2, which forecasts a 1.39% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $28 and the highest is $32.

Price Target: $29.2 (+1.39%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$28	$29.2	$29	$32
Change	-2.78%	+1.39%	+0.69%	+11.11%

* Price targets were last updated on Oct 27, 2025.

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	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	2	2	3	3	3	3
Hold	2	2	3	3	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	4	4	6	6	6	6

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Daniel Tamayo Raymond James	Raymond James	Buy Reiterates $30 → $28	Buy	Reiterates	$30 → $28	-2.78%	Oct 27, 2025
Brian Foran Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Hold Maintains $28 → $29	Hold	Maintains	$28 → $29	+0.69%	Oct 3, 2025
Brendan Nosal Hovde Group	Hovde Group	Buy Initiates n/a	Buy	Initiates	n/a	n/a	Aug 19, 2025
Jon Arfstrom RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $27 → $28	Hold	Maintains	$27 → $28	-2.78%	Jul 28, 2025
Terry McEvoy Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Buy Reiterates $29	Buy	Reiterates	$29	+0.69%	Jun 27, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.11B

Increased by 28.91%

from 861.82M

Revenue Next Year

1.16B

Increased by 4.05%

from 1.11B

EPS This Year

3.12

Increased by 17.39%

from 2.66

EPS Next Year

3.39

Increased by 8.69%

from 3.12

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	628.95M	649.42M	795.38M	756.07M	861.82M	1.11B	1.16B
Revenue Growth	10.41%	3.25%	22.48%	-4.94%	13.99%	28.91%	4.05%
EPS	2.14	2.30	2.69	2.40	2.66	3.12	3.39
EPS Growth	34.59%	7.48%	16.96%	-10.78%	10.83%	17.39%	8.69%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	9.22	8.49
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	9	6

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	1.2B	1.2B
Avg	1.1B	1.2B
Low	1.1B	1.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	34.1%	8.2%
Avg	28.9%	4.1%
Low	22.6%	-1.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	3.31	3.62
Avg	3.12	3.39
Low	2.89	3.17

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	24.3%	16.0%
Avg	17.4%	8.7%
Low	8.7%	1.4%

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.