Together, we are all trying to build our fortune by finding well-run companies at bargain-basement prices. But it takes work -- scouring company earnings reports, scrutinizing key data, and assessing the competition.

Because of that, we've created a screen based on the massive data aggregated from the more than 140,000 investors competing on our Motley Fool CAPS platform. Each quarter, we check in on select companies after they file a 10-Q and track community sentiment -- so you can see how your company is doing.

Here's the community sentiment on First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) both this quarter and last (for comparison), as well as opinions on some related companies.

Metric First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ:PACW) Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIBC) National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG)
This Quarter (11/16/2009):
Price: $12.26 $16.87 $6.82 $6.95
% of Members Rating Outperform 38% 39% 91% 98%
% of All-Star Members Rating Outperform 16% 40% 79% 98%
CAPS Rating (out of 5) 1 Stars 1 Stars 3 Stars 5 Stars
Last Quarter (8/18/2009):
Price: $7.74 $16.84 $9.20 $5.95
% of Members Rating Outperform 35% 38% 89% 98%
% of All-Star Members Rating Outperform 25% 44% 76% 98%
CAPS Rating (out of 5) 1 Stars 1 Stars 2 Stars 5 Stars

Source: Motley Fool CAPS. Dates given are the posting dates of First Financial Bancorp's most recent quarterly and/or annual reports to the SEC's website. Percentages are calculated from the number of members rating each company.

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