First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ: FFBC) has reported E.P.S. of $0.76 for its third fiscal quarter (ending September 30) versus $0.56 for the same period a year ago — an increase of 36%. This performance was $0.01 better than the consensus estimate of $0.75. For the latest four quarters through September 30, E.P.S. were $2.73 compared to $2.34 a year ago — an increase of 17%.
Recent Price Action
First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ: FFBC) stock closed at $24.32 on 10/23/25 after a slight decline of -0.1%. Trading volume in this decline was normal. The stock has declined -3.4% during the last week and has been weak relative to the market over the last nine months.
Current PriceTarget Research Rating
First Financial Bancorp has a current Value Trend Rating of B (Positive). With this rating, PTR’s two proprietary measures of a stock’s current attractiveness are providing very contradictory signals. First Financial Bancorp has a very high Appreciation Score of 86 but a slightly negative Power Rating of 37, triggering the Positive Value Trend Rating.
Rating Review
In light of this new information we are reviewing our current Overall Rating of B. This review will be completed in the next several days.
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