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After finishing at $16.8 in the prior trading day, First Commonwealth Financial Corp (NYSE: FCF) closed at $16.37, down -2.56%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. FCF stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.36.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FCF by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.21.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Janney on July 29, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $19 from $16 previously.
On May 19, 2023, Stephens Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal-Weight but kept the price unchanged to $14.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 13 ’25 when BRICE TODD D bought 7,000 shares for $16.09 per share. The transaction valued at 112,630 led to the insider holds 10,500 shares of the business.
Reske James R bought 39,774 shares of FCF for $634,395 on Mar 21 ’25. On Feb 10 ’25, another insider, McCuen Michael P, who serves as the EVP/Chief Lending Officer of the company, bought 3,020 shares for $16.57 each. As a result, the insider paid 50,041 and bolstered with 60,643 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FCF now has a Market Capitalization of 1717851520 and an Enterprise Value of 1961459456. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.372.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FCF is 0.82, which has changed by -0.11894512 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16564083 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FCF has reached a high of $19.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.77%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 579.48K shares per day over the past 3-months and 784040 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 104.94M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 102.64M. Insiders hold about 2.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.76% stake in the company. Shares short for FCF as of 1751241600 were 3310262 with a Short Ratio of 5.71, compared to 1748563200 on 2399778. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3310262 and a Short% of Float of 4.35.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FCF’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.525, compared to 0.53 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03125The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.5. The current Payout Ratio is 36.92% for FCF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-11-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
