First Commonwealth Financial Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:FCF)

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

First Commonwealth Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Friday, August 16th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.02%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 1st. View First Commonwealth Financial's Dividend History.

First Commonwealth Financial declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, October 23rd 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $25,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 1.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The bank reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.01. The bank had revenue of $89.03 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $88.15 million. First Commonwealth Financial had a net margin of 26.30% and a return on equity of 10.49%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.33 EPS. View First Commonwealth Financial's Earnings History.

First Commonwealth Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Commonwealth Financial.

First Commonwealth Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

5 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for First Commonwealth Financial's shares. Their predictions range from $14.00 to $16.00. On average, they expect First Commonwealth Financial's share price to reach $15.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Commonwealth Financial.

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

Press coverage about FCF stock has trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie ranks 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 negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Commonwealth Financial earned a daily sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for First Commonwealth Financial.

First Commonwealth Financial saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,230,000 shares, a drop of 7.9% from the August 30th total of 2,420,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 310,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.2 days. Currently, 2.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View First Commonwealth Financial's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First Commonwealth Financial include First Horizon National (FHN), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Webster Financial (WBS), CIT Group (CIT), Sterling Bancorp (STL), F.N.B. (FNB), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Community Bank System (CBU), UMB Financial (UMBF), Centerstate Bank (CSFL), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Washington Federal (WAFD), TCF Financial (TCF) and Fulton Financial (FULT).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Commonwealth Financial investors own include Intelsat (I), Cypress Semiconductor (CY), Bank of America (BAC), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Fossil Group (FOSL), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Apollo Global Management (APO), First Data (FDC), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP) and Associated British Foods (ABF).

First Commonwealth Financial's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%). Company insiders that own First Commonwealth Financial stock include Amardeep Leekha, Luke A Latimer, Matthew C Tomb, Ray T Charley, Stephen Reid and T Michael Price. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Commonwealth Financial.

FCF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought First Commonwealth Financial stock in the last two years include Amardeep Leekha, Luke A Latimer, Matthew C Tomb, Ray T Charley and Stephen Reid. 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 $13.24.

First Commonwealth Financial has a market capitalization of $1.30 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]