Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. First Commonwealth Financial Corp shares valued at $659,453 were purchased by Reske James R on Aug 06 ’25. At $16.58 per share, Reske James R acquired 39,774 shares.
Also, BRICE TODD D purchased 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 16,520 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $16.52 each, the insider now holds 11,500 shares.
Before that, BRICE TODD D had added 7,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $112,630, the Director bought First Commonwealth Financial Corp shares for $16.09 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 7,000 shares, worth approximately $0.17 million.
As published in a research note from Janney on July 29, 2024, First Commonwealth Financial Corp [FCF] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $19 from $16. Analysts at Stephens upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of February 21, 2023, Raymond James has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for FCF. Earlier on September 29, 2022, Janney initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for FCF stock.
Analyzing FCF Stock Performance
On last trading session, First Commonwealth Financial Corp [NYSE: FCF] plunged -0.96% to $16.54. The stock’s lowest price that day was $16.525, but it reached a high of $16.765 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.22%. Over the course of the year, First Commonwealth Financial Corp shares have dropped approximately -1.14%.
Is First Commonwealth Financial Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of First Commonwealth Financial Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 34738.0 shares to 3.0 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.96 million shares. A jump of 1.16% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.4 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.4.
Which companies own the most shares of First Commonwealth Financial Corp (FCF)?
In terms of First Commonwealth Financial Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 16 in the next 12 months, down nearly -4.19% from the previous closing price of $16.7. Analysts anticipate First Commonwealth Financial Corp stock to reach 22 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 16. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked First Commonwealth Financial Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 03, 2022, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $15.50.
