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

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, April 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Friday, May 17th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.98%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 2nd. View First Commonwealth Financial's Dividend History.

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

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 23rd. The bank reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.01. The bank earned $84.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $84.91 million. First Commonwealth Financial had a return on equity of 11.25% and a net margin of 27.84%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.24 earnings per share. View First Commonwealth Financial's Earnings History.

First Commonwealth Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Commonwealth Financial.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for First Commonwealth Financial's shares. Their predictions range from $14.00 to $18.00. On average, they expect First Commonwealth Financial's share price to reach $16.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.0% 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 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for First Commonwealth Financial.

Media coverage about FCF stock has trended very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Commonwealth Financial earned a media sentiment score of -3.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

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

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Commonwealth Financial investors own include Intelsat (I), Bank of America (BAC), Cypress Semiconductor (CY), 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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.75%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.34%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.46%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.04%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.65%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.63%). Company insiders that own First Commonwealth Financial stock include Allan James Bezanson, Amardeep Leekha, Harpreet Padda, James Geral Bell, Luke A Latimer, Peter Croft Mcrae, Ray T Charley, Ronald Philippe Gratton, Stephen Reid 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 BlackRock Inc., Morgan Stanley, Renaissance Technologies LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Waldron Private Wealth LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Citigroup Inc. and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Commonwealth Financial.

FCF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ellis Investment Partners LLC, Federated Investors Inc. PA, Oxford Asset Management LLP, IndexIQ Advisors LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., LSV Asset Management and Pinebridge Investments L.P.. Company insiders that have bought First Commonwealth Financial stock in the last two years include Allan James Bezanson, Amardeep Leekha, Harpreet Padda, James Geral Bell, Luke A Latimer, Peter Croft Mcrae, Ray T Charley, Ronald Philippe Gratton 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FCF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.41.

First Commonwealth Financial has a market capitalization of $1.32 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.

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]