First Financial Bancorps chief corp. banking officer sells 148,788 in stock

FFBC Stock  USD 27.51  0.11  0.40%   
About 58% of all First Financial's shareholders are looking to take a long position. The analysis of overall sentiment of trading First Financial Bancorp stock suggests that some investors are interested at this time. The current market sentiment, together with First Financial's historical and current headlines, can help investors time the market. In addition, many technical investors use First Financial Bancorp stock news signals to limit their universe of possible portfolio assets.
  
First Financial Bancorps chief corp. banking officer sells 148,788 in stock

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First Financial Investor Sentiment by Other News Outlets

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Note that negative investor sentiment can cause investors to sell stocks, leading to a decrease in demand and a drop in the stock price. Negative sentiment can be driven by factors such as poor earnings reports, negative news about the company or industry, or broader economic concerns. It's important to note that investor sentiment is just one of many factors that can affect stock prices. Other factors, such as company performance, industry trends, and global economic conditions, can also play a significant role in determining the value of a stock.

First Financial Fundamental Analysis

We analyze First Financial's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of First Financial using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of First Financial based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share Comparative Analysis

First Financial is currently under evaluation in earnings per share category among its peers. Earnings per Share (EPS) denotes the portion of a company's earnings that is allocated to each share of common stock. To calculate Earnings per Share investors will need to take a company's net income, subtract any dividends for preferred stock, and divide it by the number of average outstanding shares. EPS is usually presented in two different ways: basic and diluted. Fully diluted Earnings per Share takes into account effects of warrants, options, and convertible securities and is generally viewed by analysts as a more accurate measure.

First Financial Bancorp Potential Pair-trading

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with First Financial stock to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of First Financial could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing First Financial by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.

Peers

First Financial Related Equities

FFNWFirst Financial   2.44   
0%
100.0%
LKFNLakeland Financial   0.87   
0%
35.0%
FBMSFirst Bancshares,   0.83   
0%
34.0%
HBCPHome Bancorp   0.73   
0%
29.0%
HTBIHomeTrust Bancshares   0.70   
0%
28.0%
CWBCCommunity West   0.67   
0%
27.0%
IBCPIndependent Bank   0.28   
0%
11.0%
LSBKLake Shore   0.15   
0%
6.0%
NBHCNational Bank   0.05   
0%
1.0%
HFWAHeritage Financial   0.08   
3.0%
0%
FNWBFirst Northwest   0.20   
8.0%
0%
GSBCGreat Southern   0.47   
19.0%
0%
NFBKNorthfield Bancorp   0.51   
20.0%
0%
FNWDFinward Bancorp   0.98   
40.0%
0%

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