Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. First Financial Bancorp shares valued at $308,965 were purchased by Brown Archie M on Dec 16 ’25. At $26.87 per share, Brown Archie M acquired 11,500 shares.
Also, Brown Archie M sold 11,500 shares, netting a total of over 308,200 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $26.80 each, the insider now holds 229,391 shares.
Before that, Arvia Anne L had added 618 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $15,604, the Director bought First Financial Bancorp shares for $25.25 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 618 shares, worth approximately $0.25 million.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on October 07, 2025, First Financial Bancorp [FFBC] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $30. Analysts at Hovde Group started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of August 19, 2025, Hovde Group has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for FFBC. Earlier on May 13, 2025, Truist initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for FFBC stock.
Analyzing FFBC Stock Performance
On last trading session, First Financial Bancorp [NASDAQ: FFBC] rose 2.29% to $25.95. The stock’s lowest price that day was $25.41, but it reached a high of $26.04 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.13%. Over the course of the year, First Financial Bancorp shares have dropped approximately -0.54%.
Is First Financial Bancorp subject to short interest?
Stocks of First Financial Bancorp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.45 million shares to 3.09 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.64 million shares. A jump of 14.62% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.06 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.06.
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 28.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.34% from the previous closing price of $25.37. Analysts anticipate First Financial Bancorp stock to reach 29 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 28. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked First Financial Bancorp stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
