The Question Is Whether To Buy Or Not To Buy First Commonwealth Financial Corp. (NYSE: FCF)

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that First Commonwealth Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings; Declares Quarterly Dividend.

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First Commonwealth Financial Corp. is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Financial sector and is a part of the Banks – Regional industry. The current market capitalization of First Commonwealth Financial Corp. is $1.38B. A total of 0.64 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 513.37K shares.

In the most recent transaction, KARRIP BRIAN G sold 8,926 shares of FCF for 13.09 per share on Feb 26 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP/Chief Credit Officer now owns 52,036 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 03 ’23, Riggle Carrie L sold 7,563 shares at 13.21 per share. FCF shares that EVP/Human Resources owns now total 46,309.

Among the insiders who sold shares, CHARLEY RAY T disposed of 875 shares on Oct 27 ’23 at a per-share price of $12.02. This resulted in the Director holding 328,550 shares of FCF after the transaction. In another insider transaction, CHARLEY RAY T bought 3,900 shares at $12.85 per share on Mar 17 ’23. Company shares held by the Director now total 325,074.

Dividend

It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. First Commonwealth Financial Corp. pays an annual dividend of $0.50, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.70%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.78. FCF’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/8/2024 when it declared a $0.1250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/23/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/17/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/2/2023. The FCF stock dividend was $0.1250 per share in cash.

Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, FCF has a high of $15.90 and a low of $11.16.

As of this writing, FCF has an earnings estimate of $0.36 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.38 per share and a lower estimate of $0.35. The company reported an EPS of $0.38 in the last quarter, which was -5.00% lower than expectations of $0.4.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $12.87, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.11B.

Analysts Opinion

It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for FCF is Buy with a score of 4.00.

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