First Financial Bancorp. logo FFBC - First Financial Bancorp.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 6
HOLD 12
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $34.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $36.00
LOW: $32.00
MEDIAN: $34.00
CONSENSUS: $34.00
DOWNSIDE: 4.44%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 9.0% below fair value
Current Price $35.58
Bear Case $27.37 23.1% downside ($27.37 - $35.58) / $35.58 = -23.1% ROTCE 12.4% → 1.55x TBV
Fair Value $39.10 9.9% upside ($39.10 - $35.58) / $35.58 = 9.9% ROTCE 16.5% → 2.31x TBV
Bull Case $50.83 42.9% upside ($50.83 - $35.58) / $35.58 = 42.9% ROTCE 19.0% → 2.77x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

16.5%
9.4%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (16.5%) vs. cost of equity (9.4%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.41x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $34.00 from 19 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $39.10 per share.

Warnings

Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Dividend-based valuation: $13.19 (68% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.

Key Risks

  • Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
  • Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
  • Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly