The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. First Financial Bancorp shares valued at $56,687 were purchased by Booth Cynthia O on Jul 16 ’25. At $24.83 per share, Booth Cynthia O acquired 2,283 shares.
Also, Booth Cynthia O purchased 5,145 shares, netting a total of over 125,742 in proceeds.
Before that, Booth Cynthia O had added 8,210 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $191,498, the Director bought First Financial Bancorp shares for $23.32 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Truist on May 13, 2025, First Financial Bancorp [FFBC] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $27. Analysts at Stephens upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. Earlier on July 10, 2023, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for FFBC stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing FFBC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, First Financial Bancorp [NASDAQ: FFBC] rose 0.48% to $24.92. The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.76, but it reached a high of $25.13 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.19%. Over the course of the year, First Financial Bancorp shares have jumped approximately 1.84%.
Support And Resistance Levels for First Financial Bancorp (FFBC)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.78 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is First Financial Bancorp subject to short interest?
Stocks of First Financial Bancorp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 72516.0 shares to 1.19 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.11 million shares. A jump of 6.11% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.88 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.88.
Which companies own the most shares of First Financial Bancorp (FFBC)?
In terms of First Financial Bancorp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 25 in the next 12 months, up nearly 0.81% from the previous closing price of $24.8. Analysts anticipate First Financial Bancorp stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 25. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked First Financial Bancorp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 03, 2021, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $23.
