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 Bankshares, Inc shares valued at $20,224 were purchased by Nickles Robert Clark Jr on Jul 23 ’25. At $36.77 per share, Nickles Robert Clark Jr acquired 550 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 95,678 shares worth approximately $3.22 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Denny Michael B. purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 180,100 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $36.02 each, the insider now holds 108,708 shares.
Before that, Edwards Murray Hamilton had added 300 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $10,515, the Director bought First Financial Bankshares, Inc shares for $35.05 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 300 shares, worth approximately $1.42 million.
As published in a research note from Hovde Group on July 21, 2025, First Financial Bankshares, Inc [FFIN] has been retained to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $39. Analysts at Hovde Group resumed the stock at ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of October 21, 2024, Hovde Group has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for FFIN. Earlier on August 31, 2021, Janney initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for FFIN stock.
Analyzing FFIN Stock Performance
On last trading session, First Financial Bankshares, Inc [NASDAQ: FFIN] plunged -1.15% to $33.62. The stock’s lowest price that day was $33.56, but it reached a high of $34.26 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.89%. Over the course of the year, First Financial Bankshares, Inc shares have dropped approximately -2.55%.
Is First Financial Bankshares, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of First Financial Bankshares, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.33 million shares to 7.27 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 7.6 million shares. A decline of -4.57% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 12.01 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 12.01.
Which companies own the most shares of First Financial Bankshares, Inc (FFIN)?
In terms of First Financial Bankshares, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 39.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.14% from the previous closing price of $34.01. Analysts anticipate First Financial Bankshares, Inc stock to reach 40 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 39. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked First Financial Bankshares, Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On October 16, 2018, Robert W. Baird assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $60.
