NYSE:FCF - First Commonwealth Financial Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

First Commonwealth Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. View First Commonwealth Financial's Dividend History.

First Commonwealth Financial announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, October 23rd 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $25,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 1.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 29th. The bank reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.02. The bank earned $91.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $91.58 million. First Commonwealth Financial had a net margin of 26.01% and a return on equity of 10.76%. First Commonwealth Financial's revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.25 EPS. View First Commonwealth Financial's Earnings History.

First Commonwealth Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 28th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for First Commonwealth Financial.

First Commonwealth Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, January 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for First Commonwealth Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $16.00. On average, they expect First Commonwealth Financial's stock price to reach $16.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Commonwealth Financial.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Commonwealth Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Commonwealth Financial.

Media stories about FCF stock have trended extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Commonwealth Financial earned a media sentiment score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for First Commonwealth Financial.

First Commonwealth Financial saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,720,000 shares, an increase of 5.8% from the December 15th total of 2,570,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 395,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.9 days. Currently, 2.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View First Commonwealth Financial's Current Options Chain.

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First Commonwealth Financial's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.28%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Ellis Investment Partners LLC (0.05%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%), OTA Financial Group L.P. (0.02%) and Huntington National Bank (0.01%). Company insiders that own First Commonwealth Financial stock include Luke A Latimer, Matthew C Tomb, Ray T Charley and T Michael Price. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Commonwealth Financial.

FCF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ellis Investment Partners LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, New York State Teachers Retirement System, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Huntington National Bank. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Commonwealth Financial.

FCF stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including OTA Financial Group L.P.. Company insiders that have bought First Commonwealth Financial stock in the last two years include Luke A Latimer, Matthew C Tomb and Ray T Charley. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Commonwealth Financial.

Shares of FCF 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FCF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.05.

First Commonwealth Financial has a market capitalization of $1.38 billion and generates $380.89 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $107.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.10 on an earnings per share basis. First Commonwealth Financial employs 1,512 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Commonwealth Financial.

The official website for First Commonwealth Financial is http://www.fcbanking.com/.

First Commonwealth Financial's mailing address is 601 PHILADELPHIA STREET, INDIANA PA, 15701. The bank can be reached via phone at 724-349-7220 or via email at [email protected]