First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Commonwealth Financial in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" FCF shares.
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2 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for First Commonwealth Financial's shares. Their FCF share price targets range from $15.50 to $17.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $16.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 28.8% from the stock's current price.
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First Commonwealth Financial's stock was trading at $15.44 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, FCF stock has decreased by 18.3% and is now trading at $12.62.
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First Commonwealth Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,190,000 shares, an increase of 6.3% from the February 29th total of 1,120,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 496,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 23rd 2024.
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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 800-770-2030 with passcode "4651379".

First Commonwealth Financial Co. (NYSE:FCF) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 30th. The bank reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.05. The bank had revenue of $168.55 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $123.17 million. First Commonwealth Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.78% and a net margin of 25.07%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.39 earnings per share.

First Commonwealth Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 9th will be given a dividend of $0.125 per share on Friday, February 23rd. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 8th.
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First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.99%. FCF has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 7 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 32.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FCF will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.25% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) stock in their portfolio include Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR) and SPDR SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF (SMLV).First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (AIRR).

28 employees have rated First Commonwealth Financial Chief Executive Officer T. Michael Price on Glassdoor.com. T. Michael Price has an approval rating of 66% among the company's employees.

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First Commonwealth Financial's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Buckingham Capital Management Inc. (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Carrie L Riggle, Norman J Montgomery, Ray T Charley and T Michael Price.
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Shares of FCF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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