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 announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 23rd. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.99%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 1st. View First Commonwealth Financial's Dividend History.

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

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The bank reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.01. The bank had revenue of $89.03 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $88.15 million. First Commonwealth Financial had a net margin of 26.30% and a return on equity of 10.49%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $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 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for First Commonwealth Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $16.00. On average, they expect First Commonwealth Financial's stock price to reach $15.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.4% 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.

Media coverage about FCF stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Commonwealth Financial earned a daily sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for First Commonwealth Financial.

First Commonwealth Financial saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,230,000 shares, a drop 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 shares of the company 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), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Washington Federal (WAFD), Fulton Financial (FULT) and TCF Financial (TCF).

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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 $13.40.

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.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]