At the time of writing, First Commonwealth Financial Corp [FCF] stock is trading at $14.16, up 0.57%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The FCF shares have lost -8.94% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -8.53%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
First Commonwealth Financial Corp [NYSE: FCF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 29, 2024, when Janney downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also boosted its price target to $19 from $16. Previously, Stephens upgraded its rating to Overweight on May 19, 2023, and kept the price target unchanged to $14. On February 21, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform. Janney started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $16 on September 29, 2022. Stephens downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but $15.50 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 03, 2022. Raymond James downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on July 07, 2022. In a note dated January 27, 2022, B. Riley Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $16 to $19.
For the past year, the stock price of First Commonwealth Financial Corp fluctuated between $12.41 and $19.96. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $16 within the next 12 months. First Commonwealth Financial Corp [NYSE: FCF] shares were valued at $14.16 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 12.99% based on the average FCF price forecast.
Analyzing the FCF fundamentals
According to First Commonwealth Financial Corp [NYSE:FCF], the company’s sales were 698.77M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 4.80% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.9% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.3%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.24%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.23.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 13.91 points at the first support level, and at 13.66 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 14.53, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 14.89.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that First Commonwealth Financial Corp [NYSE:FCF] has a current ratio of 0.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.06, the price to book ratio is 1.03 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.15.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Reske James R, Officer, that happened on Mar 21 ’25 when 39774.0 shares were purchased. EVP/Chief Lending Officer, McCuen Michael P completed a deal on Feb 10 ’25 to buy 3020.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP/Chief Lending Officer McCuen Michael P bought 2919.0 shares on Sep 23 ’24.
