Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. First Financial Bancorp shares valued at $125,742 were purchased by Booth Cynthia O on Jun 30 ’25. At $24.44 per share, Booth Cynthia O acquired 5,145 shares.
Also, Booth Cynthia O purchased 8,210 shares, netting a total of over 191,498 in proceeds.
Before that, MORRIS DAWN C had sold 787 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $19,006, the Director traded First Financial Bancorp shares for $24.15 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 787 shares, worth approximately $0.21 million.
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 0.94% to $25.86. The stock’s lowest price that day was $25.61, but it reached a high of $26.05 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.34%. Over the course of the year, First Financial Bancorp shares have jumped approximately 16.75%. 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.
Support And Resistance Levels for First Financial Bancorp (FFBC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 25.63, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 25.40. In the upper region, resistance lies at 26.07. The next price resistance is at 26.28. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 68.62 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, down nearly -2.42% from the previous closing price of $25.62. 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.
