FFBC

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP

Nasdaq· National Commercial Banks· Inc. OH· CIK 0000708955 Traditional Finance

$32.54 −0.13 (−0.40%)

Oct 27 4:00 PM ET · prev $32.67

Market cap

$3.4B

Mid cap

Consensus

Buy

69% Buy or better · 13 analysts

Median target

$38.00

+17% · range $36.00–40.00

1 year

+35.3%

from $24.05 · Oct 28

30 days

+1.9%

from $31.92

52-week range

$23.27–36.18

−10% from high · low Nov 17

Avg volume 20D

820.6K

shares / day

Short interest

6.68M

≈6.3% of shares · −3.5%

Days to cover

8.3

at average volume

Insider net

−$2.3M

0 buyers · 7 sellers · since Mar 7

New fund stakes

Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits

Filing reports

analyzed by SecBot

SecBot read BEARISH 7 reports · 90 days

Balance 1 bearish · 0 bullish · 1 mixed · 5 neutral oldest → newest, height = score

Avg score

·High conf. 3/7

Strongest NEUTRAL First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC) filed Amendment No. 1 to its S-4 registration statement for the proposed…

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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

R Apr 23 First Financial Bancorp reported strong Q1 2026 earnings with GAAP E…
S Apr 29 to May 1 2 days of insider sells: $923.3K by 2 insiders, avg $30.39
S Jun 8 1 insider sell $309.3K at $30.93
S Jul 31 to Aug 3 2 days of insider sells: $227.2K by 2 insiders, avg $33.90
S Aug 26 1 insider sell $527.2K at $32.77
S Sep 3 1 insider sell $164.7K at $32.93
A Sep 25 Truist Securities upgrades
E Oct 27 Earnings: FFBC Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $0.84 (+0.7% vs est)

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

InsidersBEARISH

7 insiders sold $2.3M.
InstitutionsBULLISH

Q2 2026: 27 added (0 new), 17 trimmed or exited.
AnalystsBULLISH

9 of 13 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.
Short sellersSTEADY

Short interest −3.5% to 6.68M shares. 8.3 days to cover, ≈6.3% of shares.
TrendUPTREND

1% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026

new positions

exits

Fund	Move	Shares	Value
Bahl & Gaynor LLC	ADD	1,902,947	$64.4M
VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.	ADD	1,640,706	$55.5M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	ADD	1,146,470	$38.8M
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	TRIM	598,943	$20.3M
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP	NEAR_EXIT	351,094	$11.9M
FEDERATED HERMES, INC.	DOUBLED	309,831	$10.5M
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN	ADD	243,562	$8.2M
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	ADD	187,013	$6.3M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

13 analysts

Buy 69% rate it Buy or better

Strong Buy3Buy6Hold4Sell0Strong Sell0

12-month targets · 7 analysts

$32.54 $36.00 $38.00 $40.00

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +17%.Targets as of Oct 28, 2026.

Recent actions

Date	Firm	Action	Rating
Sep 25, 2026	Truist Securities UPGRADE	UPGRADE	Buy
Jul 10, 2026	Truist Securities MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Hold
Jul 1, 2026	Raymond James MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Outperform

Insider ledger

Form 4

bought · 0 insiders

$2.3M

sold · 7 insiders

Date	Insider	Type	Value
Sep 30, 2026	Porter Andre T Director	AWARD	$16.2K
Sep 30, 2026	Arvia Anne L Director	AWARD	$16.2K
Sep 30, 2026	OBRIEN THOMAS MURRAY Director	AWARD	$8.1K
Sep 30, 2026	Rahe Maribeth S Director	AWARD	$16.2K
Sep 18, 2026	Myers Malcolm A Chief Transformation Officer	GIFT	261 sh
Sep 14, 2026	Woods Karen B General Counsel & CAO	AWARD	$500.0K
Sep 14, 2026	Neeley Amanda N EVP, Chief Strategy Officer	AWARD	30,544 sh
Sep 14, 2026	Woods Karen B General Counsel & CAO	AWARD	15,272 sh

Earnings setup

Estimates

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