First Financial Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between First Financial Bancorp and First Bancorp is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of First Financial is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

First Financial Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between First Financial Bancorp and DJI is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Financial Bancorp and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
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Moving against First Stock

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Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Stock performing well and First Financial Company doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze First Financial's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.

First Financial Corporate Executives

Elected by the shareholders, the First Financial's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: First Financial inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of First. The board's role is to monitor First Financial's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. First Financial's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, First Financial's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
James AndersonEx CFOProfile
John GaviganCFO, Sr. VP and CFO of First Financial BankProfile