Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC Grows Position in First Financial Co. (NASDAQ:THFF)

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its position in shares of First Financial Co. (NASDAQ:THFF) by 2.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 45,235 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 910 shares during the quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC owned about 0.38% of First Financial worth $1,984,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of THFF. Country Trust Bank purchased a new position in shares of First Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at $111,000. Comerica Bank raised its position in First Financial by 6,849.2% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 4,517 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $173,000 after purchasing an additional 4,452 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new position in shares of First Financial during the first quarter worth about $175,000. CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of First Financial by 102.3% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 5,098 shares of the bank’s stock worth $188,000 after buying an additional 2,578 shares during the period. Finally, Quest Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of First Financial by 6.0% in the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 7,043 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $260,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.74% of the company’s stock.

First Financial Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:THFF opened at $49.83 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $588.49 million, a P/E ratio of 13.50 and a beta of 0.47. First Financial Co. has a one year low of $34.58 and a one year high of $50.63. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $44.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.79.

First Financial (NASDAQ:THFF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The bank reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 by ($0.17). The firm had revenue of $82.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $57.95 million. First Financial had a net margin of 14.86% and a return on equity of 8.10%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that First Financial Co. will post 3.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

First Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.61%. First Financial’s payout ratio is currently 48.78%.

First Financial Company Profile

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.