Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. First Financial Bancorp shares valued at $189,392 were sold by Shank James R on Mar 19 ’25. At $24.92 per share, Shank James R sold 7,600 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 11,141 shares worth approximately $0.25 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Shank James R purchased 7,600 shares, netting a total of over 189,359 in proceeds.
Before that, Harris Gregory A had sold 5,400 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $160,974, the President, Wealth Management traded First Financial Bancorp shares for $29.81 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,400 shares, worth approximately $0.84 million.
As published in a research note from Stephens on December 09, 2024, First Financial Bancorp [FFBC] has been rated up from an Equal-weight to an Overweight. As of July 10, 2023, Piper Sandler has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for FFBC. Earlier on March 03, 2021, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for FFBC stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing FFBC Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.10%. Over the course of the year, First Financial Bancorp shares have dropped approximately -17.52%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $29.21 on 02/06/25 and a 52-week low of $21.10 on 04/07/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $25.94, while a 200-day SMA reached $26.13.
Support And Resistance Levels for First Financial Bancorp (FFBC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 21.27, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 20.37. In the upper region, resistance lies at 23.30. The next price resistance is at 24.43. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 31.99 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -1.44, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 77.19%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
