How to buy First Financial Corporation stock | $38.85

First Financial Corporation is a banks-regional business based in the US. First Financial Corporation shares (THFF) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. First Financial Corporation employs 957 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$179.6 million.

How to buy shares in First Financial Corporation

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for First Financial Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: THFF. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until First Financial Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$38.85, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of First Financial Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of First Financial Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

First Financial Corporation share price

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First Financial Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-30.

Latest market close	USD$38.85
52-week range	USD$27.2075 - USD$44.7167
50-day moving average	USD$38.3003
200-day moving average	USD$35.0805
Wall St. target price	USD$40.5
PE ratio	10.1073
Dividend yield	USD$1.06 (2.74%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$3.822

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First Financial Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $38.85 from 2020-12-31

1 week (2021-01-12)	N/A
1 month (2020-12-23)	-0.79%
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Is First Financial Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing First Financial Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of First Financial Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

First Financial Corporation's P/E ratio

First Financial Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 10x. In other words, First Financial Corporation shares trade at around 10x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

First Financial Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$179.6 million
Operating margin TTM	38.07%
Gross profit TTM	USD$165.4 million
Return on assets TTM	1.25%
Return on equity TTM	9.02%
Profit margin	29.21%
Book value	$44.267
Market capitalisation	USD$529.8 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting First Financial Corporation shares

There are currently 90,320 First Financial Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as First Financial Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 13.2% down from 104,093 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting First Financial Corporation shares can be evaluated.

First Financial Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

First Financial Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of First Financial Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of First Financial Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 72256). First Financial Corporation's SIR currently stands at 1.25. In other words for every 100,000 First Financial Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1250 shares are currently held short.

However First Financial Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of First Financial Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable First Financial Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case First Financial Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 First Financial Corporation shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0074% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable First Financial Corporation shares, roughly 7 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against First Financial Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short First Financial Corporation stock.

First Financial Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 40.99% of net profits

Recently First Financial Corporation has paid out, on average, around 40.99% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.74% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), First Financial Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 2.74% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In First Financial Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $1.06 per share.

While First Financial Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that First Financial Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

First Financial Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 15 January 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 7 January 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have First Financial Corporation's shares ever split?

First Financial Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 16 October 2003. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your First Financial Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for First Financial Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted First Financial Corporation's share price.

First Financial Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, First Financial Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $27.2075 up to $44.7167. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while First Financial Corporation's is 0.8388. This would suggest that First Financial Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

First Financial Corporation overview

First Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides various financial services. It offers non-interest-bearing demand, interest-bearing demand, savings, time, and other time deposits. The company 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. In addition, it offers lease financing, trust account, depositor, and insurance services. The company operates 82 branches in west-central Indiana, east-central Illinois, western Kentucky, and middle and western Tennessee. It also rents an office building. First Financial Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of First Financial Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 11.574% of First Financial Corporation shares are held by insiders and 59.626% by institutions.

• How many people work for First Financial Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 957 work at First Financial Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for First Financial Corporation?

  First Financial Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is First Financial Corporation based?

  First Financial Corporation's address is: One First Financial Plaza, Terre Haute, IN, United States, 47807

• What is First Financial Corporation's ISIN number?

  First Financial Corporation's international securities identification number is: US3202181000

• What is First Financial Corporation's CUSIP number?

  First Financial Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 320218100