* First Financial Bancorp FFBC.OQ reported quarterly
adjusted
earnings of 46 cents per share for the quarter ended in March.
The mean expectation of six analysts for the quarter was
for earnings of 45 cents per share.
* Revenue fell 4.2% to $147.64 million from a year ago;
analysts
expected $151.70 million.
* First Financial Bancorp's reported EPS for the quarter was
44
cents.
* The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by
about 2.6%
in the last three months.
* In the last 30 days there have been no negative revisions
of
earnings estimates
* First Financial Bancorp shares had fallen by 0.6% this
quarter and lost 6.0% so far this year.
* The company reported quarterly net income of $41.3
million.
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for First
Financial
Bancorp is $26.50
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy," 6
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."
This summary was machine generated April 21 at 10:45 p.m. All
figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated