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. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.80%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 7th. This is a positive change 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 authorized a stock repurchase program 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 stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 29th. The bank reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates 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 period in the previous year, the business 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.

5 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for First Commonwealth Financial's stock. Their predictions range from $14.00 to $18.00. On average, they anticipate First Commonwealth Financial's stock price to reach $16.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.5% 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 trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest 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 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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First Commonwealth Financial's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional 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 Geode Capital Management LLC (1.16%). Company insiders that own First Commonwealth Financial stock include 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 Principal Financial Group Inc., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Geode Capital Management LLC, Barclays PLC, LSV Asset Management, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, MetLife Investment Advisors LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Commonwealth Financial.

FCF stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including WINTON GROUP Ltd, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, First Commonwealth Financial Corp PA, Rafferty Asset Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC and Two Sigma Investments LP. Company insiders that have bought First Commonwealth Financial stock in the last two years include 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 $14.29.

First Commonwealth Financial has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion and generates $380.89 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $109.47 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.10 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]