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 declared 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.01%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 1st. View First Commonwealth Financial's Dividend History.

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

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The bank reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 10.49% and a net margin of 26.30%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.33 earnings per share. 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 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for First Commonwealth Financial's stock. Their predictions range from $14.00 to $16.00. On average, they expect First Commonwealth Financial's stock price to reach $15.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.2% 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.

News coverage about FCF stock has been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Commonwealth Financial earned a daily sentiment score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for First Commonwealth Financial.

First Commonwealth Financial saw a decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,230,000 shares, a decline 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 stock 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), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), 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), Washington Federal (WAFD), Old National Bancorp (ONB), 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 number 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 bought 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 $13.31.

First Commonwealth Financial has a market capitalization of $1.31 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]