First Financial Bankshares (FFIN)
NASDAQ:FFIN
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Rating:79Outperform
Price Target:
$36.00
▲(16.28% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/30/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance—steady revenue growth, solid profitability, and a notably improved balance sheet with very low leverage—tempered by margin compression and slightly lower ROE. Technicals are moderately positive (above key short-term averages with positive MACD) but less supportive versus the 200DMA. Valuation appears reasonable with a supportive dividend yield, and a recent dividend increase adds a modest positive catalyst.
Positive Factors
Materially Improved Leverage
A near-elimination of leverage materially strengthens the bank's solvency and lowers funding risk, increasing capacity to absorb loan losses, support credit growth, and return capital. This structural balance-sheet conservatism enhances resilience across economic cycles for 2–6+ months.
Negative Factors
Margin Compression vs. Prior Years
A multi-year decline in net margin reflects structural pressure on the earnings mix or higher costs of funds; if persistent, it will constrain incremental profit generation and require higher loan volumes or efficiency gains to sustain returns over coming quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Materially Improved Leverage
A near-elimination of leverage materially strengthens the bank's solvency and lowers funding risk, increasing capacity to absorb loan losses, support credit growth, and return capital. This structural balance-sheet conservatism enhances resilience across economic cycles for 2–6+ months.
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First Financial Bankshares (FFIN) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$4.62B
Dividend Yield2.42%
Average Volume (3M)773.17K
Price to Earnings (P/E)14.7
Beta (1Y)0.83
Revenue Growth10.26%
EPS Growth13.77%
CountryUS
Employees1,400
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.50
Shares Outstanding143,228,600
10 Day Avg. Volume1,144,798
30 Day Avg. Volume773,175
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.20
Price to Book (P/B)2.23
Price to Sales (P/S)5.18
P/FCF Ratio13.92
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.95
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.31
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit7.39
Enterprise Value/Ebitda13.71
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$34.33Price Target Upside10.90% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)1.98
Revenue Forecast (FY)$690.12M
First Financial Bankshares Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
First Financial Bankshares, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides commercial banking products and services in Texas. The company accepts checking, savings and money market accounts, and time deposits; commercial and industrial, municipal, agric...
How the Company Makes Money
FFIN makes money primarily through traditional banking activities conducted by its bank subsidiary. The largest revenue driver is typically net interest income: the bank earns interest and fees on loans (e.g., commercial loans, real estate loans, ...
First Financial Bankshares Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
87
Very Positive
Cash Flow
73
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 825.80M | 739.21M | 622.31M | 551.27M | 505.62M |
| Gross Profit | 593.11M | 523.22M | 467.42M | 502.40M | 500.72M |
| EBITDA | 319.94M | 285.27M | 255.88M | 293.64M | 285.03M |
| Net Income | 253.59M | 223.51M | 198.98M | 234.47M | 227.56M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 15.45B | 13.98B | 13.11B | 12.97B | 13.10B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.08B | 1.05B | 5.27B | 5.81B | 7.10B |
| Total Debt | 21.68M | 197.02M | 404.08M | 642.51M | 671.15M |
| Total Liabilities | 13.53B | 12.37B | 11.61B | 11.71B | 11.34B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.92B | 1.61B | 1.50B | 1.27B | 1.76B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 307.14M | 292.92M | 267.57M | 308.49M | 335.95M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 320.58M | 309.64M | 284.82M | 324.27M | 355.15M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.04B | -736.88M | 127.29M | -838.00M | -2.61B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.03B | 654.06M | -206.20M | 315.82M | 2.06B |
First Financial Bankshares Technical Analysis
Positive
30.96
Price Trends
31.03
Positive
31.19
Positive
32.52
Negative
Market Momentum
0.36
Negative
67.13
Neutral
71.29
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FFIN, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 30.96 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 30.34, below the 50-day MA of 31.03, and below the 200-day MA of 32.52, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.36 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 67.13 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 71.29 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for FFIN.
First Financial Bankshares Risk Analysis
First Financial Bankshares disclosed 52 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. First Financial Bankshares reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
First Financial Bankshares Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $4.62B | 14.74 | 14.20% | 2.42% | 10.26% | 13.77% | |
78 Outperform | $5.82B | 11.96 | 10.81% | 1.02% | 0.65% | 17.91% | |
69 Neutral | $5.47B | 9.65 | 16.59% | ― | 8.53% | 12.29% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
67 Neutral | $5.51B | 27.58 | 9.35% | 2.74% | -5.16% | ― | |
65 Neutral | $5.39B | 10.37 | 0.03% | 3.83% | 60.27% | 7.08% | |
61 Neutral | $6.12B | 11.64 | 9.26% | 3.77% | 10.95% | 32.19% |
* Financial Sector Average
FFIN
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32.56
-1.07
-3.19%
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First Financial Bankshares Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesDividendsShareholder Meetings
First Financial Bankshares Boosts Dividend After Shareholder Meeting
Positive
Apr 29, 2026
At its annual shareholders’ meeting in Abilene, Texas, on April 28, 2026, First Financial Bankshares, Inc. elected thirteen directors to serve until the 2027 meeting, including executives and professionals from finance, industry, academia, a...
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