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

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$14.56 +0.09 (+0.59%)
Closing price 04/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$14.68 +0.12 (+0.79%)
As of 04/17/2025 04:20 PM Eastern
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About First Commonwealth Financial Stock (NYSE:FCF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$14.41
$14.76
50-Day Range
$14.07
$16.60
52-Week Range
$12.71
$19.96
Volume
2.64 million shs
Average Volume
608,602 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.48 billion
P/E Ratio
10.48
Dividend Yield
3.57%
Price Target
$19.58
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

First Commonwealth Financial Corporation, a financial holding company, provides various consumer and commercial banking services in the United States. Its consumer services include personal checking accounts, interest-earning checking accounts, savings and health savings accounts, insured money market accounts, debit cards, investment certificates, fixed and variable rate certificates of deposit, mortgage loans, secured and unsecured installment loans, construction and real estate loans, safe deposit facilities, credit cards, credit lines with overdraft checking protection, IRA accounts, and automated teller machine (atm) services, as well as internet, mobile, and telephone banking services. The company's commercial banking services comprise commercial lending, business checking accounts, online account management services, payroll direct deposits, commercial cash management services, and repurchase agreements, as well as ACH origination services. In addition, it offers various trust and asset management services; auto, home, and business insurance, as well as term life insurance; and annuities, mutual funds, and stock and bond brokerage services through a broker-dealer and insurance brokers. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

First Commonwealth Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

FCF MarketRank™: 

First Commonwealth Financial scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 311th out of 951 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    First Commonwealth Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    First Commonwealth Financial has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about First Commonwealth Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for First Commonwealth Financial are expected to grow by 8.28% in the coming year, from $1.45 to $1.57 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of First Commonwealth Financial is 10.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.41.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of First Commonwealth Financial is 10.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.56.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    First Commonwealth Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about First Commonwealth Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.98% of the float of First Commonwealth Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    First Commonwealth Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in First Commonwealth Financial has recently increased by 27.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    First Commonwealth Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.68%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    First Commonwealth Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of First Commonwealth Financial is 37.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, First Commonwealth Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.12% next year. This indicates that First Commonwealth Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about First Commonwealth Financial's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.98% of the float of First Commonwealth Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    First Commonwealth Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in First Commonwealth Financial has recently increased by 27.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    First Commonwealth Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for First Commonwealth Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for FCF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added First Commonwealth Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, First Commonwealth Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.17% of the stock of First Commonwealth Financial is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    72.58% of the stock of First Commonwealth Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about First Commonwealth Financial's insider trading history.
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FCF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

First Commonwealth Financial's stock was trading at $16.92 at the start of the year. Since then, FCF shares have decreased by 13.9% and is now trading at $14.5650.
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First Commonwealth Financial Co. (NYSE:FCF) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 28th. The bank reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.01. First Commonwealth Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.36% and a net margin of 20.38%.
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First Commonwealth Financial's top institutional investors include Rhumbline Advisers (0.30%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.12%), Vest Financial LLC (0.09%) and Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Ray T Charley, T Michael Price, Michael P Mccuen and Carrie L Riggle.
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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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that First Commonwealth Financial investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Home Depot (HD) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
1/28/2025
Record date for 2/21 Dividend
2/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/21 Dividend
2/07/2025
Dividend Payable
2/21/2025
Today
4/20/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
National commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:FCF
Employees
1,400
Year Founded
1982

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$19.58
High Stock Price Target
$21.50
Low Stock Price Target
$16.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+34.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
10.48
Forward P/E Ratio
10.04
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$142.57 million
Pretax Margin
25.47%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$478.12 million
Cash Flow
$1.30 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.24
Book Value
$13.81 per share
Price / Book
1.05

Miscellaneous

Free Float
99,778,000
Market Cap
$1.48 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.72

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This page (NYSE:FCF) was last updated on 4/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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