First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC)
NASDAQ: FFBC · Real-Time Price · USD
35.27
-0.21 (-0.59%)
Jul 21, 2026, 10:02 AM EDT - Market open

First Financial Bancorp. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 7 analysts polled by S&P Global, First Financial Bancorp. stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $36. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 2.07% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $34 (-3.60%) and the highest is $38 (+7.74%).

Price Target: $36 (+2.07%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$34$36$36$38
Change-3.60%+2.07%+2.07%+7.74%

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

Chart
RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26Jun '26Jul '26
Strong Buy222222
Buy111111
Hold344444
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total677777

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
Hold
Maintains
$33$35
HoldMaintains$33$35-0.77%Jul 10, 2026
Raymond James
Raymond James
Buy
Maintains
$34$36
BuyMaintains$34$36+2.07%Jul 1, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintains
$32$36
HoldMaintains$32$36+2.07%Jul 1, 2026
KBW
KBW
Hold
Maintains
$32$34
HoldMaintains$32$34-3.60%Apr 27, 2026
Stephens
Stephens
Buy
Initiates
$33
BuyInitiates$33-6.44%Mar 27, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
1.10B
from 899.48M
Increased by 21.75%
Revenue Next Year
1.13B
from 1.10B
Increased by 3.13%
EPS This Year
3.28
from 2.93
Increased by 11.83%
EPS Next Year
3.45
from 3.28
Increased by 5.38%
Fiscal YearFY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
899.48M1.10B
Revenue Growth
7.65%21.75%
Gross Profit
35.80M43.84M
Gross Margin
3.98%4.00%
Operating Income
358.94M468.40M
Net Income
255.61M334.40M
EPS
2.933.28
EPS Growth
12.26%11.83%
Forward PE
-10.76
Dividend / Share
0.981.01
Dividend Growth
4.26%3.06%
No. Analysts
-5
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027
High1.1B
Avg1.1B
Low1.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027
High
22.1%
Avg
21.7%
Low
21.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027
High3.35
Avg3.28
Low3.24

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027
High
14.3%
Avg
11.8%
Low
10.6%