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RBC keeps USD 36.00 target for First Financial Bancorp stock

Published on 10/15/2026 at 19:35 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results are scheduled for October 27, 2026. First Financial Bancorp stock costs EUR 28.00 on October 15, 2026, up 1.80 percent on Nasdaq.

Hold rating and valuation

RBC Capital maintained a Hold rating and a USD 36.00 target on October 9, 2026.
First Financial Bancorp listed USD 22.4 billion in assets as of June 30, 2026.
First Financial Bancorp stock costs EUR 28.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 7:29 p.m. CEST, plus 1.80 percent versus the Nasdaq prior close.
The company is scheduled to report third-quarter results on October 27, 2026.

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RBC Capital maintained a Hold rating on First Financial Bancorp with a USD 36.00 price target in a report dated October 9, 2026, according to Markets Insider. The target is 14.87 percent above the USD 31.34 Nasdaq quote. At Lang & Schwarz, the euro quote was EUR 28.00 on October 15, 2026 at 7:29 p.m. CEST, plus 1.80 percent versus the Nasdaq prior close of October 14, 2026.

Balance sheet reaches USD 22.4 billion

First Financial Bancorp reported USD 22.4 billion in assets, USD 13.7 billion in loans, USD 17.6 billion in deposits and USD 3.0 billion in shareholders' equity as of June 30, 2026. The figures appear on the company's investor-relations page, First Financial Bancorp.

The balance sheet gives the analyst target a concrete operating backdrop. Loans represented 60.47 percent of assets, while deposits were 78.57 percent of assets, calculated from the company figures for June 30, 2026.

Nasdaq quote stays below yearly high

The Nasdaq quote stood at USD 31.34 on October 15, 2026 at 1:32 p.m. ET, with a session range of USD 30.80 to USD 31.41 and volume of 401,081 shares. Its 52-week range was USD 23.06 to USD 36.25, leaving the quote 13.54 percent below the high.

Valuation and October date

First Financial Bancorp had a market capitalization of USD 3.3 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.08 and a dividend yield of 3.00 percent on October 15, 2026. MarketBeat lists October 27, 2026 as the estimated date for third-quarter results and October 28, 2026 for the conference call.

Comparison with peers

First Financial Bancorp: plus 1.80 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 11.08, market capitalization USD 3.3 billion.

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE, USD): plus 1.88 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 11.19, market capitalization USD 23.3 billion.

First Horizon Corporation (NYSE, USD): plus 2.58 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 14.63, market capitalization USD 11.0 billion.

Price and investor perspective

The analyst target and the October reporting date give investors two separate reference points. The target is above the current Nasdaq quote, while the stock remains below its 52-week high and trades at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Horizon.

First Financial Bancorp was trading at EUR 28.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 7:29 p.m. CEST, plus 1.80 percent versus the Nasdaq prior close of October 14, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of First Financial Bancorp stock.