Company Analysis First Financial Bancorp.
1. Summary
Advantages
- Price (24.56 $) is less than fair price (27.93 $)
- Dividends (3.85%) are higher than the sector average (1.93%).
- The stock's return over the last year (13.71%) is higher than the sector average (-20.24%).
- Current debt level 7.39% is below 100% and has decreased over 5 years from 10.21%.
- The company's current efficiency (ROE=11.28%) is higher than the sector average (ROE=5.61%)
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2. Share price and performance
2.1. Share price
2.2. News
2.3. Market efficiency
| First Financial Bancorp. | Financials | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | -7% | -6.2% | -1.3% |
| 90 days | 3.2% | -28.8% | 9.3% |
| 1 year | 13.7% | -20.2% | 31.8% |
FFBC vs Sector: First Financial Bancorp. has outperformed the "Financials" sector by 33.95% over the past year.
FFBC vs Market: First Financial Bancorp. has significantly underperformed the market by -18.13% over the past year.
Stable price: FFBC is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "NASDAQ" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.
Long period: FFBC with weekly volatility of 0.2637% over the past year.
3. Summary of the report
4. Fundamental Analysis
4.1. Stock price and price forecast
Below fair price: The current price (24.56 $) is lower than the fair price (27.93 $).
Price not significantly lower than the fair price: The current price (24.56 $) is slightly lower than the fair price by 13.7%.
4.2. P/E
P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (8.86) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (38.91).
P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (8.86) is lower than that of the market as a whole (48.89).
4.2.1 P/E Similar companies
4.3. P/BV
P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (1) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (0.6287).
P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (1) is lower than that of the market as a whole (3.36).
4.3.1 P/BV Similar companies
4.4. P/S
P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (2.03) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (4.98).
P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (2.03) is lower than that of the market as a whole (10.23).
4.4.1 P/S Similar companies
4.5. EV/Ebitda
EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (252.38) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (40.88).
EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (252.38) is higher than that of the market as a whole (28.27).
5. Profitability
5.1. Profitability and revenue
5.2. Earnings per share - EPS
5.3. Past profitability Net Income
Yield Trend: Rising and has grown by 5.83% over the last 5 years.
Earnings Slowdown: The last year's return (0%) is below the 5-year average return (5.83%).
Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) is lower than the return for the sector (4.17%).
5.4. ROE
ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (11.28%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (5.61%).
ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (11.28%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (10.79%).
5.5. ROA
ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (1.46%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (5.48%).
ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (1.46%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (6.51%).
5.6. ROIC
ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (0%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (5.05%).
ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (0%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (10.79%).
7. Dividends
7.1. Dividend yield vs Market
High yield: The dividend yield of the company 3.85% is higher than the average for the sector '1.93%.
7.2. Stability and increase in payments
Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 3.85% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=0.93.
Weak dividend growth: The company's dividend yield 3.85% has been growing weakly or stagnant over the past 5 years. Growth over only 0 years.
7.3. Payout percentage
Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (34.06%) are at a comfortable level.
8. Insider trades
8.1. Insider trading
Insider Selling More insider purchases by 132.69% over the last 3 months.
8.2. Latest transactions
| Transaction date | Insider | Type | Price | Volume | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.11.2024 | ANDERSON JAMES M Chief Financial Officer |
Sale | 30.65 | 233 921 | 7 632 |
| 11.11.2024 | Dennen Richard S Chief Corp. Banking Officer |
Sale | 29.76 | 148 800 | 5 000 |
| 06.11.2024 | Crawley Scott T Officer |
Purchase | 29.31 | 87 930 | 3 000 |
| 29.10.2024 | Booth Cynthia O Director |
Purchase | 26.04 | 200 508 | 7 700 |
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