First Financial (THFF) to Release Earnings on Tuesday

First Financial (NASDAQ:THFF) is anticipated to post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, February 4th. Analysts expect First Financial to post earnings of $1.29 per share and revenue of $60.39 million for the quarter.

First Financial Stock Performance

Shares of First Financial stock opened at $48.19 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $569.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.06 and a beta of 0.51. First Financial has a one year low of $34.58 and a one year high of $51.87. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.79.

First Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 3rd. This is a positive change from First Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. First Financial’s payout ratio is 55.28%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Raymond James raised First Financial from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $54.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, December 19th.

About First Financial

First Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides various financial services. The company offers non-interest-bearing demand, interest-bearing demand, savings, time, and other time deposits. It also provides commercial loans primarily to expand a business or finance asset purchases; residential real estate and residential real estate construction loans; and home equity loans and lines, secured loans, and cash/CD secured and unsecured loans.