Argus lowers First Financial Bancorp stock target to USD 33.00
Published on 10/17/2026 at 20:40 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAnalyst view and trading date
- Argus lowered its First Financial Bancorp target to USD 33.00 on September 23, 2026.
- Second-quarter net income reached USD 76.46 million in the period ended June 30, 2026.
- First Financial Bancorp stock stood at USD 31.48 on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 0.22 percent versus the Nasdaq prior close of October 15, 2026.
- Third-quarter results are scheduled for October 27, 2026, while the trailing P/E ratio was 11.12.
Argus lowered its price target for First Financial Bancorp from an unstated prior level to USD 33.00 on September 23, 2026, according to Yahoo Finance Canada. At USD 31.48, the target stood 4.61 percent above the latest Nasdaq price. First Financial Bancorp stock last stood at USD 31.48 on October 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, up 0.22 percent versus the Nasdaq prior close of October 15, 2026.
Second-quarter earnings set the base
Net income reached USD 76.46 million in the second quarter of 2026, while revenue came to USD 264.17 million. Those figures and a 28.94 percent profit margin are reported by Yahoo Finance for the period ended June 30, 2026.
Stock stays below its yearly high
The latest USD 31.48 price was 13.16 percent below the 52-week high of USD 36.25 and 36.51 percent above the 52-week low of USD 23.06. First Financial Bancorp had gained 25.58 percent year to date through October 16, 2026, according to the same Yahoo Finance market page.
Valuation and reporting date
First Financial Bancorp had a market capitalization of USD 3.3 billion, a trailing P/E ratio of 11.12 and a dividend yield of 3.00 percent on October 16, 2026. Yahoo Finance lists October 27, 2026 as the date for the companys third-quarter results.
Comparison with peers
First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq, USD): up 0.22 percent, P/E 11.12, market capitalization USD 3.3 billion.
KeyCorp (Nasdaq, USD): up 0.25 percent, P/E 11.62, market capitalization USD 21.6 billion.
Huntington Bancshares (Nasdaq, USD): minus 0.52 percent, P/E 11.40, market capitalization USD 30.9 billion.
What comes next
The October 27, 2026 reporting date is the next scheduled company event. The current analyst target leaves a USD 1.52 gap above the latest Nasdaq price, while the stock remains below its 52-week high.
First Financial Bancorp market data
- Company: First Financial Bancorp.
- ISIN: US3202091092
- Ticker: FFBC
- Primary exchange: Nasdaq
- Price Nasdaq (as of October 16, 2026, 4:00 p.m. ET): USD 31.48
- Change on Nasdaq versus prior close: plus 0.22 percent
- Market capitalization: USD 3.3 billion (as of October 16, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 23.06-36.25 (as of October 16, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Financial Services / Regional Banks
- Next earnings date: October 27, 2026
Market context: Market report Nasdaq Composite.
