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 declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 8th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Friday, February 22nd. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.97%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 7th. This is a boost from First Commonwealth Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. View First Commonwealth Financial's Dividend History.

First Commonwealth Financial announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan 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 buy up to 1.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 29th. The bank reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.27. The bank earned $85.58 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $84.90 million. First Commonwealth Financial had a return on equity of 11.43% and a net margin of 28.22%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.21 earnings per share. View First Commonwealth Financial's Earnings History.

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

First Commonwealth Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 24th at 2:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8447923645.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for First Commonwealth Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $18.00. On average, they anticipate First Commonwealth Financial's share price to reach $16.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.5% 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.

News stories about FCF stock have been trending positive on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring 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 five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Commonwealth Financial earned a news impact score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the bank a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

Some companies that are related to First Commonwealth Financial include CIT Group (CIT), Webster Financial (WBS), First Horizon National (FHN), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Sterling Bancorp (STL), Akbank T.A.S. (AKBTY), F.N.B. (FNB), MB Financial (MBFI), TCF Financial (TCF), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Community Bank System (CBU), UMB Financial (UMBF), 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), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Cypress Semiconductor (CY), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Fossil Group (FOSL), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Apollo Global Management (APO), Associated British Foods (ABF) and Chaarat Gold (CGH).

First Commonwealth Financial's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Somerset Trust Co (0.00%). Company insiders that own First Commonwealth Financial stock include Allan James Bezanson, Amardeep Leekha, Bart E Johnson, 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 Somerset Trust Co. 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 $13.47.

First Commonwealth Financial has a market capitalization of $1.33 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]