First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Citizens BancShares in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" FCNCA shares.
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4 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for First Citizens BancShares' shares. Their FCNCA share price forecasts range from $1,025.00 to $1,850.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $1,607.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.3% from the stock's current price.
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First Citizens BancShares' stock was trading at $758.36 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, FCNCA shares have increased by 80.7% and is now trading at $1,370.14.
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First Citizens BancShares saw a decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 382,600 shares, a decline of 13.2% from the August 15th total of 440,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 79,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.8 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 26th 2023.
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First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCNCA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 3rd. The bank reported $52.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $45.91 by $6.69. The bank had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.31 billion. First Citizens BancShares had a net margin of 60.22% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.69%.

First Citizens BancShares declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share on Friday, September 15th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 30th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) stock in their portfolio include Gabelli Financial Services Opportunities ETF (GABF), Pinnacle Focused Opportunities ETF (FCUS), iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (FTXO), Invesco Dorsey Wright Financial Momentum ETF (PFI), First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF (DVLU), Harbor Small Cap Explorer ETF (QWST) and Goldman Sachs Hedge Industry VIP ETF (GVIP).

First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.22%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 0.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FCNCA will have a dividend payout ratio of 1.63% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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First Citizens BancShares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FCNCA."

First Citizens BancShares' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.01%), Egerton Capital UK LLP (2.27%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.71%), State Street Corp (1.62%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.54%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.27%). Insiders that own company stock include Craig L Nix, Daniel L Heavner, Ellen R Alemany, Eugene Flood Jr, Frank B Holding Jr, Harold Lee Durham Jr, Jeffery L Ward, Marisa Harney, Olivia Britton Holding, Robert R Hoppe, Robert T Newcomb and West Ludwig.
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Shares of FCNCA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of FCNCA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,370.14.

First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) has a market capitalization of $19.89 billion and generates $5.55 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $1.10 billion in net income (profit) each year or $735.43 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 10,684 workers across the globe.

First Citizens BancShares' mailing address is 4300 SIX FORKS ROAD, RALEIGH NC, 27609. The official website for the company is www.firstcitizens.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (919) 716-7000, via email at tom.heathiii@firstcitizens.com, or via fax at 919-716-7074.