First Financial Bancorp reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary

• First Financial Bancorp FFBC.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 68 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 60 cents. The mean expectation of five analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 65 cents per share. Wall Street expected results to range from 64 cents to 67 cents per share.

• Revenue rose 11.7% to $224.25 million from a year ago; analysts expected $216.38 million.

• First Financial Bancorp's reported EPS for the quarter was 68 cents​.

• The company reported quarterly net income of $64.89 million.

• First Financial Bancorp shares had risen by 4.0% this quarter.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by about 4.2% in the last three months.​

• In the last 30 days, one analyst negatively revised an earnings estimate

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy," 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."

• The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is also "hold"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for First Financial Bancorp is $30.50

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