FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION CORP (THFF)
Financials · regional banks · NASDAQ
A regional bank holding company providing diverse commercial, mortgage, and consumer financial services.
What FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION CORP does
First Financial Corporation is a bank holding company that provides a broad range of financial services through its subsidiary, First Financial Bank. The company offers commercial, mortgage, and consumer lending, as well as deposit products and trust services to individuals and businesses. It operates primarily through branch locations providing retail and commercial banking.
Themes: regional banking, commercial and industrial lending, residential mortgages, wealth management
Fundamentals
- Price$73.91 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$879M as of 2026-08-01 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+37.7% 2025-10-08 close $53.66 → 2026-10-08 close $73.91
- P/E10.35 as of 2026-10-08
- ROE+12.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.46 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+30.6% as of 2026-09-02
- Beta0.77 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-07-28 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.9%; 3-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How THFF compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 513 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- return on equitymiddle range 559 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 468 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 430 covered Financials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Financials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, THFF's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 31%, free-cash-flow payout 28%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout31% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout28% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION CORP looks technically
FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION CORP (THFF) is trading 5.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 553 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 31, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 5.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +5.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $78.27 | $78.27 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $70.04 | $70.04 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 553 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 553 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 31, with sellers in control | 31.1 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 36.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($71.68 to $77.91) — its "stochastic" reading is 36 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 35.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 41 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $84.17 | $84.17 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 12.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -12.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 44.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +44.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 12.2% below its highest point of the past year | 12.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $84.17 (set on 2026-08-17) | $84.17 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($51.56 to $82.79), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 28% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $62.49 to $63.49. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 28.4% |
| From the all-time high | it is 12.2% below its all-time high | -12.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.6% below a resistance level at $74.33 — a price it turned at three times since 2026-07-09, most recently on 2026-09-10. Since 2024-10-08 it has 15 such levels below the current price and 3 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $23.48 (set on 2007-07-30) | $23.48 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 214.8% above its all-time low | +214.8% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 46th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.53 between its high and its low — about 2.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.53 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $72.61 and $78.40 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $72.61 – $75.51 – $78.40 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.1% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (5.5% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.78× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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| Since a hammer | 3 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 3 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.2% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.2% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap up opened on 2026-07-28 has been "filled" 26 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 25 sessions to close | 26 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 6.1 percentage points (the stock lost 5.1% while the market gained 1.0%) | -6.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 4.9 percentage points (the stock lost 1.1% while the market gained 3.8%) | -4.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 2.1 percentage points (the stock gained 15.4% while the market gained 17.5%) | -2.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 22.8 percentage points (the stock gained 37.7% while the market gained 15.0%) | +22.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.9% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.8% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -5.9% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 3% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $71.68 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-28 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $78.07 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 52 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -5.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
THFF last closed at $73.91 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 15 prices below its last close and 3 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $74.33 | Resistance | 0.6% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-07-09 to 2026-09-10 |
| $78.95 | Resistance | 6.8% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-07-02 to 2026-08-07 |
| $68.47 | Support | 7.3% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2026-02-04 to 2026-06-03 |
| $66.20 | Support | 10.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-22 |
| $64.80 | Support | 12.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-12 to 2026-05-15 |
| $84.00 | Resistance | 13.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-08-06 to 2026-08-17 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud · Near a resistance level (pressing into a price that has capped it before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$86.00 range $84.00 – $88.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-06. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for THFF
- Consensus EPS estimate$2.03 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-06
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $2.03, on 2026-09-01, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 5 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["interest rate risk affecting net interest margin","credit risk associated with loan portfolio performance","economic conditions affecting loan demand and asset quality"]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
1 open-market purchase and 0 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-041 buy ($6325) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-041 buy ($6325) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
Activity heuristic: net buying (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-16. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about THFF's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding THFF as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 2,387,237
- Reported value $184,867,689
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
THFF had 399,683 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
THFF had 3.36% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.37 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 399,683
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.36%
- Prior settlement (shares) 374,501
- Reported change 6.72%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.37
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Old National Bancorp (ONB)
- First Merchants Corporation (FRME)
- German American Bancorp (GABC)
- Republic Bancorp (RBCAA)
- WesBanco (WSBC)
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Frequently asked questions
What does FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION CORP (THFF) do?
First Financial Corporation is a bank holding company that provides a broad range of financial services through its subsidiary, First Financial Bank. The company offers commercial, mortgage, and consumer lending, as well as deposit products and trust services to individuals and businesses. It operates primarily through branch locations providing retail and commercial banking.
What sector is FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION CORP (THFF) in?
FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION CORP (THFF) is classified in the Financials sector. Its industry is regional banks. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does THFF pay a dividend?
Yes — FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION CORP (THFF) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.93% and 3-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION CORP's (THFF) competitors?
Notable peers of FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION CORP (THFF) include Old National Bancorp, First Merchants Corporation, German American Bancorp, Republic Bancorp and WesBanco. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION CORP (THFF) overbought or oversold right now?
FIRST FINANCIAL CORPORATION CORP (THFF) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 37, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on THFF come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.