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First Commonwealth Financial Corp (NYSE: FCF) closed the day trading at $14.33 up 1.49% from the previous closing price of $14.12. In other words, the price has increased by $1.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. FCF stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.505 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.145.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of FCF, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.28 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 Mar 21 ’25 when Reske James R bought 39,774 shares for $15.95 per share.
McCuen Michael P bought 3,020 shares of FCF for $50,041 on Feb 10 ’25. The EVP/Chief Lending Officer now owns 60,643 shares after completing the transaction at $16.57 per share. On Sep 23 ’24, another insider, McCuen Michael P, who serves as the EVP/Chief Lending Officer of the company, bought 2,919 shares for $16.99 each. As a result, the insider paid 49,594 and bolstered with 57,623 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 1459023232 and an Enterprise Value of 1718599808. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.832.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FCF is 0.78, which has changed by 0.13549924 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 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 $12.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.88%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, FCF traded about 826.77K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, FCF traded about 1131010 shares per day. A total of 101.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 99.61M. Insiders hold about 2.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.34% stake in the company. Shares short for FCF as of 1743379200 were 1975530 with a Short Ratio of 2.39, compared to 1740700800 on 1411180. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1975530 and a Short% of Float of 2.71.
Dividends & Splits
FCF’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.52, up from 0.52 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036827195The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.57. The current Payout Ratio is 36.92% for FCF, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-07 with an ex-dividend date of 1738886400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-11-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
