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First Financial Bankshares
(NASDAQ:FFIN)
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Rating:80Outperform
Price Target:
$41.00
▲(18.22% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/05/26
The score is primarily driven by strong financial performance (high profitability, improving cash generation, and low leverage). Technicals add support with a clear uptrend and positive momentum indicators. Valuation is the main offset due to a higher P/E, while the expanded buyback authorization provides an additional shareholder-friendly tailwind.
Positive Factors
Conservative Balance Sheet
Very low leverage and growing shareholders' equity give the bank durable financial flexibility. A conservative balance sheet lowers insolvency risk, supports lending through cycles, and permits capital returns or strategic investments without stressing funding or regulatory ratios over the next 2–6 months.
Negative Factors
Funding / Debt Variability
Shifts in total debt and funding mix suggest episodic reliance on different funding sources. Such variability can increase refinancing or liquidity risk in stress periods and complicate interest expense forecasting, reducing predictability of net interest income over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative Balance Sheet
Very low leverage and growing shareholders' equity give the bank durable financial flexibility. A conservative balance sheet lowers insolvency risk, supports lending through cycles, and permits capital returns or strategic investments without stressing funding or regulatory ratios over the next 2–6 months.
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First Financial Bankshares (FFIN) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$5.04B
Dividend Yield2.24%
Average Volume (3M)773.17K
Price to Earnings (P/E)18.8
Beta (1Y)0.82
Revenue Growth9.67%
EPS Growth9.32%
CountryUS
Employees1,550
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.88
Shares Outstanding143,327,500
10 Day Avg. Volume1,144,798
30 Day Avg. Volume773,175
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.19
Price to Book (P/B)2.23
Price to Sales (P/S)5.18
P/FCF Ratio13.92
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$36.33Price Target Upside4.77% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)2.04
Revenue Forecast (FY)$698.56M
First Financial Bankshares Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (FFIN) is a financial institution that delivers a broad array of commercial banking and financial services throughout Texas via its network of subsidiaries. Its core offerings include various deposit solutions, suc...
How the Company Makes Money
FFIN primarily makes money through its banking subsidiaries by earning interest and fees from providing deposit, lending, and other financial services. The largest earnings driver for most bank holding companies like FFIN is net interest income: t...
First Financial Bankshares Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
86
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
88
Very Positive
Cash Flow
82
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 863.29M | 825.80M | 739.21M | 622.31M | 551.27M | 505.62M |
| Gross Profit | 630.99M | 593.11M | 523.22M | 467.42M | 502.40M | 500.72M |
| EBITDA | 335.46M | 319.94M | 285.27M | 255.88M | 293.64M | 285.03M |
| Net Income | 269.02M | 253.59M | 223.51M | 198.98M | 234.47M | 227.56M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 15.31B | 15.45B | 13.98B | 13.11B | 12.97B | 13.10B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 284.76M | 1.08B | 1.05B | 5.27B | 5.81B | 7.10B |
| Total Debt | 75.48M | 21.68M | 197.02M | 404.08M | 642.51M | 671.15M |
| Total Liabilities | 13.31B | 13.53B | 12.37B | 11.61B | 11.71B | 11.34B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.00B | 1.92B | 1.61B | 1.50B | 1.27B | 1.76B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 322.22M | 307.14M | 292.92M | 267.57M | 308.49M | 335.95M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 343.65M | 320.58M | 309.64M | 284.82M | 324.27M | 355.15M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.04B | -1.04B | -736.88M | 127.29M | -838.00M | -2.61B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 570.60M | 1.03B | 654.06M | -206.20M | 315.82M | 2.06B |
First Financial Bankshares Technical Analysis
Positive
34.68
Price Trends
34.39
Positive
32.85
Positive
31.92
Positive
Market Momentum
0.16
Positive
56.02
Neutral
58.97
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 34.68 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 34.93, above the 50-day MA of 34.39, and above the 200-day MA of 31.92, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.16 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 56.02 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 58.97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | $5.04B | 18.77 | 14.00% | 2.28% | 9.67% | 9.32% | |
77 Outperform | $5.73B | 11.80 | 16.41% | ― | 12.54% | 13.67% | |
76 Outperform | $6.68B | 13.43 | 9.39% | 3.15% | 7.96% | 29.54% | |
74 Outperform | $6.37B | 15.49 | 9.61% | 2.49% | -3.22% | -5.23% | |
72 Outperform | $6.09B | 12.80 | 9.68% | 3.43% | 35.21% | 61.65% | |
70 Outperform | $6.00B | 16.20 | 9.25% | 0.91% | 2.30% | -2.55% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% |
* Financial Sector Average
FFIN
First Financial Bankshares
35.28
0.75
2.18%
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
89.77
20.51
29.61%
AX
Axos Financial
102.16
14.10
16.01%
HWC
Hancock Whitney
79.78
21.63
37.21%
AUB
Atlantic Union Bankshares
42.88
10.57
32.73%
UBSI
United Bankshares
49.27
13.74
38.68%
First Financial Bankshares Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
First Financial Bankshares Expands Share Repurchase Authorization
Positive
Jul 31, 2026
On July 28, 2026, First Financial Bankshares’ board renewed and expanded its share repurchase plan, extending the authorization through July 31, 2027 and raising the cap from 5.0 million to 7.2 million common shares, about 5 percent of share...
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