First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Commonwealth Financial in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" FCF shares.
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3 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for First Commonwealth Financial's stock. Their FCF share price forecasts range from $14.00 to $16.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $15.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.6% from the stock's current price.
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First Commonwealth Financial's stock was trading at $13.97 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, FCF shares have decreased by 13.8% and is now trading at $12.04.
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First Commonwealth Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,620,000 shares, an increase of 7.3% from the August 15th total of 1,510,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 485,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.3 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 24th 2023.
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First Commonwealth Financial Co. (NYSE:FCF) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 25th. The bank reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.42. The bank earned $155.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $121.91 million. First Commonwealth Financial had a net margin of 27.15% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.05%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.33 EPS.

First Commonwealth Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.125 per share on Friday, August 18th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.15%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 3rd.
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ETFs with the largest weight of First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) stock in their portfolio include Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR), Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF (XSLV) and First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (AIRR).Timothy Plan US Small Cap Core ETF (TPSC).

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.07%. FCF has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 7 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 34.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FCF will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.85% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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28 employees have rated First Commonwealth Financial Chief Executive Officer T. Michael Price on Glassdoor.com. T. Michael Price has an approval rating of 66% among the company's employees.

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First Commonwealth Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FCF."

First Commonwealth Financial's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.58%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.27%), State Street Corp (4.63%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.61%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.97%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.42%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian G Karrip, Matthew C Tomb, Norman J Montgomery, Ray T Charley and T Michael Price.
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Shares of FCF 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 FCF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.04.

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) has a market capitalization of $1.23 billion and generates $428.66 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $128.18 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.46 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,477 workers across the globe.

First Commonwealth Financial's mailing address is 601 PHILADELPHIA STREET, INDIANA PA, 15701. The official website for the company is www.fcbanking.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (724) 349-7220, via email at rthomas1@fcbanking.com, or via fax at 724-349-6427.