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. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share on Friday, November 16th. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 1st. View First Commonwealth Financial's Dividend History.

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

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) released its earnings results 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 the consensus estimate of $84.76 million. First Commonwealth Financial had a return on equity of 11.00% and a net margin of 22.65%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $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 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Commonwealth Financial.

First Commonwealth Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, January 30th at 2:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8447923645.

6 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for First Commonwealth Financial's stock. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $18.00. On average, they expect First Commonwealth Financial's stock price to reach $16.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 25.1% 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.

Media stories about FCF stock have trended somewhat positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Commonwealth Financial earned a coverage optimism score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the bank a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

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

First Commonwealth Financial's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%), Lynch & Associates IN (0.01%) and Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.00%). 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 Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Commonwealth Financial.

FCF stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Meeder Asset Management Inc. and Lynch & Associates IN. 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 $13.11.

First Commonwealth Financial has a market capitalization of $1.30 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]