Piper Sandler analyst Brendan Nosal upgraded First Financial Bancorp to Overweight from Neutral with a price target of $24, up from $23. First Financial is one of the few banks “to escape unscathed so far this rate cycle,” the analyst tells investors in a research note. The analyst likes the “hefty dose of conservatism” the bank has embedded in its margin outlook.
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