First Financial Bancorp. logo FFBC - First Financial Bancorp.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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HOLD 12
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $32.25 DETAILS
HIGH: $34.00
LOW: $30.00
MEDIAN: $32.50
CONSENSUS: $32.25
UPSIDE: 4.95%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Moderate
Trading 20.5% below fair value
Current Price $30.73
Bear Case $27.06 11.9% downside ($27.06 - $30.73) / $30.73 = -11.9% ROTCE 12.4% → 1.52x TBV
Fair Value $38.66 25.8% upside ($38.66 - $30.73) / $30.73 = 25.8% ROTCE 16.5% → 2.27x TBV
Bull Case $50.26 63.6% upside ($50.26 - $30.73) / $30.73 = 63.6% ROTCE 19.0% → 2.72x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

16.5%
9.5%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (16.5%) vs. cost of equity (9.5%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.08x

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 $32.25 from 19 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $38.66 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: $13.01 (68% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $32.25 (from 19 analysts). Our estimate is 27% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

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