First Financial Bancorp. Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 6 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for First Financial Bancorp. stock have an average target of 33.17, with a low estimate of 32 and a high estimate of 34. The average target predicts a decrease of -1.81% from the current stock price of 33.78.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$32	$33.17	$33	$34
Change	-5.27%	-1.81%	-2.31%	+0.65%

* Price targets were last updated on Apr 27, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for First Financial Bancorp. stock from 7 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	4	3	4	4	4	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	7	6	7	7	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Daniel Tamayo Raymond James	Raymond James	Buy Maintains $33 → $34	Buy	Maintains	$33 → $34	+0.65%	Apr 27, 2026
Brian Foran Truist Financial	Truist Financial	Hold Maintains $30 → $33	Hold	Maintains	$30 → $33	-2.31%	Apr 27, 2026
Christopher Mcgratty KBW	KBW	Hold Maintains $32 → $34	Hold	Maintains	$32 → $34	+0.65%	Apr 27, 2026
Jon Arfstrom RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $30 → $32	Hold	Maintains	$30 → $32	-5.27%	Apr 24, 2026
Brandon Rud Stephens	Stephens	Buy Initiates $33	Buy	Initiates	$33	-2.31%	Mar 27, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.09B

from 899.48M

21.68%

from 899.48M

Revenue Next Year

1.13B

from 1.09B

2.92%

from 1.09B

EPS This Year

3.27

from 2.93

11.66%

from 2.93

EPS Next Year

3.43

from 3.27

4.97%

from 3.27

Fiscal Year	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	708.78M	840.19M	835.58M	899.48M	1.09B	1.13B
Revenue Growth	-	18.54%	-0.55%	7.65%	21.68%	2.92%
EPS	2.30	2.69	2.40	2.66	3.18	3.43
EPS Growth	-	16.96%	-10.78%	10.83%	19.39%	8.14%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	10.64	9.84
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	6	6

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	1.1B	1.1B
Avg	1.1B	1.1B
Low	1.1B	1.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	22.1%	4.7%
Avg	21.7%	2.9%
Low	21.1%	1.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	3.35	3.53
Avg	3.27	3.43
Low	3.23	3.36

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	14.3%	7.9%
Avg	11.7%	5.0%
Low	10.2%	2.7%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.