NASDAQ:FCNCA - First Citizens BancShares Stock Price, News, & Analysis

First Citizens BancShares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FCNCA."

First Citizens BancShares announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 17th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Monday, January 7th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.38%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 14th. This is a boost from First Citizens BancShares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. View First Citizens BancShares' Dividend History.

First Citizens BancShares announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, October 26th 2017, which permits the company to buyback 800,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

First Citizens BancShares Inc. (NASDAQ:FCNCA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 26th. The bank reported $7.77 EPS for the quarter. The bank earned $397.15 million during the quarter. First Citizens BancShares had a net margin of 21.65% and a return on equity of 11.46%. View First Citizens BancShares' Earnings History.

First Citizens BancShares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Citizens BancShares.

News coverage about FCNCA stock has been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Citizens BancShares earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the bank a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to First Citizens BancShares include Deutsche Bank (DB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), Popular (BPOP), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), IBERIABANK (IBKC) and Glacier Bancorp (GBCI).

First Citizens BancShares' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (10.36%), BlackRock Inc. (3.02%), Rehmann Capital Advisory Group (2.78%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.86%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.61%) and Royce & Associates LP (1.27%). Company insiders that own First Citizens BancShares stock include Claire H Bristow, Craig L Nix, Frank B Holding Jr, Harold Lee Durham Jr, Hope Holding Bryant, Olivia Britton Holding and Robert R Hoppe. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Citizens BancShares.

FCNCA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Prudential Financial Inc., Huber Capital Management LLC, American Century Companies Inc. and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold First Citizens BancShares company stock in the last year include Hope Holding Bryant and Olivia Britton Holding. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Citizens BancShares.

FCNCA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Rehmann Capital Advisory Group, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Martingale Asset Management L P, FMR LLC, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc., EJF Capital LLC, First Trust Advisors LP and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have bought First Citizens BancShares stock in the last two years include Claire H Bristow, Craig L Nix, Frank B Holding Jr, Harold Lee Durham Jr, Olivia Britton Holding and Robert R Hoppe. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Citizens BancShares.

Shares of FCNCA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FCNCA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $426.18.

First Citizens BancShares has a market capitalization of $5.10 billion and generates $1.61 billion in revenue each year. First Citizens BancShares employs 6,799 workers across the globe.

The official website for First Citizens BancShares is http://www.firstcitizens.com.

First Citizens BancShares' mailing address is 4300 SIX FORKS ROAD, RALEIGH NC, 27609. The bank can be reached via phone at 919-716-7000.