First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQ:FFIN – Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The bank reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.02, Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $129.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $129.72 million. First Financial Bankshares had a net margin of 31.28% and a return on equity of 14.53%. First Financial Bankshares’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share.
First Financial Bankshares Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:FFIN opened at $29.19 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.57 and a beta of 0.82. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $31.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.81. First Financial Bankshares has a 12 month low of $22.84 and a 12 month high of $33.15.
First Financial Bankshares Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 1st. Investors of record on Friday, March 15th were issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 14th. First Financial Bankshares’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.43%.
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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have issued reports on FFIN. Stephens boosted their price objective on shares of First Financial Bankshares from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of First Financial Bankshares from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price objective on First Financial Bankshares from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, First Financial Bankshares currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.75.
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First Financial Bankshares Company Profile
First Financial Bankshares, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides commercial banking products and services in Texas. The company offers checking, savings and time deposits; automated teller machines, drive-in, and night deposit services; safe deposit facilities, remote deposit capture, internet banking, mobile banking, payroll cards, funds transfer, and performing other customary commercial banking services; securities brokerage services; and trust and wealth management services, including wealth management, estates administration, oil and gas management, testamentary trusts, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and agency accounts.
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