First Financial Bancorp Future Growth

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First Financial Bancorp is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 4.2% and 5.7% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 4.5% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 10.2% in 3 years.

Key information

4.2%

Earnings growth rate

4.5%

EPS growth rate

Banks earnings growth	10.5%
Revenue growth rate	5.7%
Future return on equity	10.2%
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	28 Oct 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

First Financial Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FFBC) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Jul 30

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.23

May 29

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.23

Jan 30

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.23

Oct 29

Is Now The Time To Put First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) On Your Watchlist?

Oct 23

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.23

Aug 28

Is Now The Time To Put First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) On Your Watchlist?

Jun 23

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.23

Apr 29

Here's Why We Think First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Well Worth Watching

Mar 14

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.23

Nov 17

First Financial Bancorp.: High Interest-Rates, Moderate Loan Growth To Lift Earnings

Oct 16

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.23

Jul 30

First Financial Non-GAAP EPS of $0.56 beats by $0.05, revenue of $166.99M beats by $6.42M

Jul 21

First Financial Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FFBC) Dividend Will Be US$0.23

May 28

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.23

May 14

First Financial Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FFBC) Dividend Will Be US$0.23

Apr 30

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:FFBC - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	896	244	N/A	N/A	4
12/31/2025	860	233	N/A	N/A	4
12/31/2024	841	226	N/A	N/A	4
9/30/2024	763	221	284	304	N/A
6/30/2024	773	231	285	308	N/A
3/31/2024	776	236	320	347	N/A
12/31/2023	797	256	463	487	N/A
9/30/2023	804	268	375	397	N/A
6/30/2023	758	261	196	214	N/A
3/31/2023	724	247	214	229	N/A
12/31/2022	673	218	187	201	N/A
9/30/2022	634	195	265	279	N/A
6/30/2022	640	200	431	448	N/A
3/31/2022	632	199	369	385	N/A
12/31/2021	629	205	373	388	N/A
9/30/2021	634	207	423	437	N/A
6/30/2021	621	188	370	382	N/A
3/31/2021	596	174	370	383	N/A
12/31/2020	570	156	92	108	N/A
9/30/2020	554	156	15	34	N/A
6/30/2020	556	166	37	60	N/A
3/31/2020	572	181	-3	22	N/A
12/31/2019	582	198	165	186	N/A
9/30/2019	584	204	177	195	N/A
6/30/2019	584	204	194	206	N/A
3/31/2019	582	188	233	247	N/A
12/31/2018	538	173	242	260	N/A
9/30/2018	465	142	188	205	N/A
6/30/2018	407	117	N/A	196	N/A
3/31/2018	344	103	N/A	144	N/A
12/31/2017	356	97	N/A	124	N/A
9/30/2017	346	95	N/A	154	N/A
6/30/2017	340	93	N/A	134	N/A
3/31/2017	338	93	N/A	160	N/A
12/31/2016	332	89	N/A	143	N/A
9/30/2016	328	85	N/A	108	N/A
6/30/2016	325	81	N/A	82	N/A
3/31/2016	318	77	N/A	87	N/A
12/31/2015	312	75	N/A	92	N/A
9/30/2015	308	74	N/A	74	N/A
6/30/2015	301	71	N/A	94	N/A
3/31/2015	295	68	N/A	59	N/A
12/31/2014	291	65	N/A	57	N/A
9/30/2014	288	50	N/A	83	N/A
6/30/2014	285	50	N/A	103	N/A
3/31/2014	290	50	N/A	156	N/A
12/31/2013	293	48	N/A	164	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: FFBC's forecast earnings growth (4.2% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: FFBC's earnings (4.2% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.4% per year).

High Growth Earnings: FFBC's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: FFBC's revenue (5.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: FFBC's revenue (5.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: FFBC's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (10.2%).

First Financial Bancorp Future Growth

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Key information

Recent future growth updates

Price target increased by 11% to US$28.00

Price target increased by 7.1% to US$25.30

Price target increased by 8.0% to US$23.63

First Financial Bancorp. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter of 2023

Price target increased by 21% to US$31.80

Recent updates

Independent Director recently sold US$322k worth of stock

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.24

Third quarter dividend of US$0.24 announced

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

First Financial Bancorp: Weakening Key Metrics, But Stabilizing

First Financial Bancorp. Reports Net Charge Off for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 24, 2024

Key Executive recently sold US$771k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.24 per share

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.24

Insider recently sold US$343k worth of stock

First Financial Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FFBC) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Second quarter dividend increased to US$0.24

Price target increased by 11% to US$28.00

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Financial Bancorp Announces Quarterly Dividend Increase, Payable on September 16, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 25, 2024

First Financial Bancorp Announces Board Changes

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.23

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share

Insider recently sold US$248k worth of stock

First quarter dividend of US$0.23 announced

First Financial Bancorp. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on June 17, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 25, 2024

Price target increased by 7.1% to US$25.30

First Financial Bancorp., Annual General Meeting, May 28, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.23

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.23 announced

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

First Financial Bancorp. Approves Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2024

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 25, 2024

Price target increased by 8.0% to US$23.63

Independent Director recently sold US$340k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share at 4.5% yield

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.23

Third quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

First Financial Bancorp. Reports Unaudited Net Charge-Offs Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Is Now The Time To Put First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) On Your Watchlist?

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 24, 2023

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.23

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share at 4.4% yield

Insider recently sold US$251k worth of stock

Insider notifies of intention to sell stock

First Financial Bancorp. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter of 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 20, 2023

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 20, 2023

Is Now The Time To Put First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) On Your Watchlist?

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share at 4.6% yield

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.23

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Price target increased by 21% to US$31.80

Here's Why We Think First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Well Worth Watching

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share at 3.6% yield

Non-Executive Chairman of the Board recently sold US$639k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Financial Bancorp. Approves Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2023

First Financial Bancorp. Announces Retirement of Corinne Finnerty as Director of the Company

First Financial Bancorp. to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Jan 26, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.23

Insufficient new directors

Insider recently sold US$530k worth of stock

First Financial Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2022