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, January 29th. Investors of record on Friday, February 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Friday, February 22nd. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.25%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 7th. This is an increase from First Commonwealth Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. View First Commonwealth Financial's Dividend History.

First Commonwealth Financial declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, October 23rd 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $25,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 1.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 29th. The bank reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.27. The bank earned $85.58 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 in the previous year, the company posted $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.

5 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices 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 twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 34.0% 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 somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Commonwealth Financial earned a coverage optimism score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Some companies that are related to First Commonwealth Financial include CIT Group (CIT), Webster Financial (WBS), Akbank T.A.S. (AKBTY), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), First Horizon National (FHN), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Sterling Bancorp (STL), MB Financial (MBFI), F.N.B. (FNB), TCF Financial (TCF), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), UMB Financial (UMBF), Community Bank System (CBU), 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), Fossil Group (FOSL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.79%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.30%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.05%), Northern Trust Corp (1.62%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.46%) and Norges Bank (1.30%). 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 FMR LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Geode Capital Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Barclays PLC, LSV Asset Management and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Commonwealth Financial.

FCF stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA, Rafferty Asset Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Millennium Management LLC and Squarepoint Ops LLC. Company insiders that have bought First Commonwealth Financial stock in the last two years 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 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 $12.31.

First Commonwealth Financial has a market capitalization of $1.21 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]