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, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share on Friday, November 16th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.91%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 1st. View First Commonwealth Financial's Dividend History.

First Commonwealth Financial announced that its board has approved 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 stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 23rd. The bank reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.03. The bank had revenue of $83.57 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $84.76 million. First Commonwealth Financial had a net margin of 22.65% and a return on equity of 11.00%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.22 earnings per share. View First Commonwealth Financial's Earnings History.

First Commonwealth Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Commonwealth Financial.

6 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for First Commonwealth Financial's stock. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $18.00. On average, they anticipate First Commonwealth Financial's share price to reach $16.40 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 32.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Commonwealth Financial.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Commonwealth Financial in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for First Commonwealth Financial.

News headlines about FCF stock have trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing 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 -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the bank a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is very likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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

First Commonwealth Financial's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.58%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.46%), Vanguard Group Inc (10.46%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.36%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.35%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.33%). Company insiders that own First Commonwealth Financial stock include Akosha Heather Cartmell, Allan James Bezanson, Amardeep Leekha, Bart E Johnson, Darren Prins, 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 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Alliancebernstein L.P., JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Icon Advisers Inc. Co., Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. and Bridgeway Capital Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Commonwealth Financial.

FCF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Vanguard Group Inc, Vanguard Group Inc., WESPAC Advisors LLC, Nordea Investment Management AB, Waldron Private Wealth LLC and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board. Company insiders that have bought First Commonwealth Financial stock in the last two years include Akosha Heather Cartmell, Allan James Bezanson, Amardeep Leekha, Bart E Johnson, Darren Prins, 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 $12.35.

First Commonwealth Financial has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion and generates $330.88 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $55.16 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.82 on an earnings per share basis. First Commonwealth Financial employs 1,476 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]