First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $81.2 million, or $0.78 per basic share and $0.77 per diluted share. The company reported record third-quarter revenue of $273.9 million.
Net income rose from $76.5 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2026. The board approved a quarterly dividend of $0.26 per common share, payable December 15 to shareholders of record December 1.
- Net interest income was $196.3 million, up 22.3% from the third quarter of 2025.
- Total noninterest income was $77.7 million, up 5.6% year over year and 5.2% from the linked quarter.
- Loan balances increased $170.2 million from the linked quarter, an annualized growth rate of 4.9%.
- Net interest margin was 4.05%, compared with 3.96% in the second quarter.
- First Financial received federal regulatory approval for its Finward acquisition and expects the transaction to close January 1, 2027, subject to remaining approvals.
$FFBC Insider Trading Activity
$FFBC insiders have traded $FFBC stock on the open market 8 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 8 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $FFBC stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- CLAUDE E DAVIS sold 26,123 shares for an estimated $795,445
- THOMAS MURRAY OBRIEN sold 16,088 shares for an estimated $527,203
- ARCHIE M BROWN (President & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 15,000 shares for an estimated $473,950.
- JAMES M ANDERSON (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 8,263 shares for an estimated $262,810.
- SCOTT T CRAWLEY (Controller & Prin Actg Officer) sold 2,700 shares for an estimated $92,231
- DAWN C MORRIS sold 740 shares for an estimated $22,866
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$FFBC Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 163 institutional investors add shares of $FFBC stock to their portfolio, and 112 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP removed 1,691,819 shares (-82.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $57,234,236
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 1,614,631 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $54,622,966
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 1,365,225 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $46,185,561
- BESSEMER GROUP INC added 812,490 shares (+107188.7%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $27,486,536
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 613,225 shares (-50.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $20,745,401
- NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. removed 438,755 shares (-8.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $14,843,081
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 421,776 shares (+58.2%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $14,268,682
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
