First Commonwealth Financial Stock Price Prediction

FCF Stock  USD 19.21  0.47  2.51%   
The relative strength index (RSI) of First Commonwealth's the stock price is roughly 68. This usually indicates that the stock is rather overbought by investors as of 25th of November 2024. The main point of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is to track how fast people are buying or selling First, making its price go up or down.

Oversold Vs Overbought

68

 
Oversold
 
Overbought
The successful prediction of First Commonwealth's future price could yield a significant profit. Please, note that this module is not intended to be used solely to calculate an intrinsic value of First Commonwealth and does not consider all of the tangible or intangible factors available from First Commonwealth's fundamental data. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with First Commonwealth Financial, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting First Commonwealth's stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.18)
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
0.35
EPS Estimate Current Year
1.3986
EPS Estimate Next Year
1.4257
Wall Street Target Price
18.6667
Using First Commonwealth hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of First Commonwealth Financial from the perspective of First Commonwealth response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors.
The fear of missing out, i.e., FOMO, can cause potential investors in First Commonwealth to buy its stock at a price that has no basis in reality. In that case, they are not buying First because the equity is a good investment, but because they need to do something to avoid the feeling of missing out. On the other hand, investors will often sell stocks at prices well below their value during bear markets because they need to stop feeling the pain of losing money.

First Commonwealth after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 19.14  
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.
  
Check out First Commonwealth Basic Forecasting Models to cross-verify your projections.
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of First Commonwealth's price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
14.2516.8419.43
Details
Naive
Forecast
LowNextHigh
16.2318.8221.41
Details
7 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
13.8815.2516.93
Details
Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
0.340.350.35
Details

First Commonwealth After-Hype Price Prediction Density Analysis

As far as predicting the price of First Commonwealth at your current risk attitude, this probability distribution graph shows the chance that the prediction will fall between or within a specific range. We use this chart to confirm that your returns on investing in First Commonwealth or, for that matter, your successful expectations of its future price, cannot be replicated consistently. Please note, a large amount of money has been lost over the years by many investors who confused the symmetrical distributions of Stock prices, such as prices of First Commonwealth, with the unreliable approximations that try to describe financial returns.
   Next price density   
       Expected price to next headline  

First Commonwealth Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility

In the context of predicting First Commonwealth's stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on First Commonwealth's historical news coverage. First Commonwealth's after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 16.55 and 21.73, respectively. We have considered First Commonwealth's daily market price in relation to the headlines to evaluate this method's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that news-based prediction models outperform traditional linear, nonlinear models or artificial intelligence models to provide accurate predictions consistently.
Current Value
19.21
19.14
After-hype Price
21.73
Upside
First Commonwealth is not too volatile at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of First Commonwealth is based on 3 months time horizon.

First Commonwealth Stock Price Prediction Analysis

Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as First Commonwealth is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading First Commonwealth backward and forwards among themselves. Have you ever observed a lot of a particular company's price movement is driven by press releases or news about the company that has nothing to do with actual earnings? Usually, hype to individual companies acts as price momentum. If not enough favorable publicity is forthcoming, the Stock price eventually runs out of speed. So, the rule of thumb here is that as long as this news hype has nothing to do with immediate earnings, you should pay more attention to it. If you see this tendency with First Commonwealth, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
Expected ReturnPeriod VolatilityHype ElasticityRelated ElasticityNews DensityRelated DensityExpected Hype
  0.24 
2.59
  0.07 
  0.07 
6 Events / Month
3 Events / Month
In about 6 days
Latest traded priceExpected after-news pricePotential return on next major newsAverage after-hype volatility
19.21
19.14
0.36 
835.48  
Notes

First Commonwealth Hype Timeline

On the 25th of November First Commonwealth is traded for 19.21. The entity has historical hype elasticity of -0.07, and average elasticity to hype of competition of 0.07. First is forecasted to decline in value after the next headline, with the price expected to drop to 19.14. The average volatility of media hype impact on the company price is over 100%. The price depreciation on the next news is expected to be -0.36%, whereas the daily expected return is currently at 0.24%. The volatility of related hype on First Commonwealth is about 830.13%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 19.28. About 76.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.39. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. First Commonwealth last dividend was issued on the 8th of November 2024. The entity had 2:1 split on the 19th of November 1999. Considering the 90-day investment horizon the next forecasted press release will be in about 6 days.
Check out First Commonwealth Basic Forecasting Models to cross-verify your projections.

First Commonwealth Related Hype Analysis

Having access to credible news sources related to First Commonwealth's direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict First Commonwealth's future price movements. Getting to know how First Commonwealth's peers react to changing market sentiment, related social signals, and mainstream news is a great way to find investing opportunities and time the market. The summary table below summarizes the essential lagging indicators that can help you analyze how First Commonwealth may potentially react to the hype associated with one of its peers.

First Commonwealth Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine First price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for First using various technical indicators. When you analyze First charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.

About First Commonwealth Predictive Indicators

The successful prediction of First Commonwealth stock price could yield a significant profit to investors. But is it possible? The efficient-market hypothesis suggests that all published stock prices of traded companies, such as First Commonwealth Financial, already reflect all publicly available information. This academic statement is a fundamental principle of many financial and investing theories used today. However, the typical investor usually disagrees with a 'textbook' version of this hypothesis and continually tries to find mispriced stocks to increase returns. We use internally-developed statistical techniques to arrive at the intrinsic value of First Commonwealth based on analysis of First Commonwealth hews, social hype, general headline patterns, and widely used predictive technical indicators.
We also calculate exposure to First Commonwealth's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then comparing them to First Commonwealth's related companies.
 2021 2022 2023 2024 (projected)
Dividend Yield0.02840.03410.03220.0404
Price To Sales Ratio3.993.183.384.2

Story Coverage note for First Commonwealth

The number of cover stories for First Commonwealth depends on current market conditions and First Commonwealth's risk-adjusted performance over time. The coverage that generates the most noise at a given time depends on the prevailing investment theme that First Commonwealth is classified under. However, while its typical story may have numerous social followers, the rapid visibility can also attract short-sellers, who usually are skeptical about First Commonwealth's long-term prospects. So, having above-average coverage will typically attract above-average short interest, leading to significant price volatility.

First Commonwealth Short Properties

First Commonwealth's future price predictability will typically decrease when First Commonwealth's long traders begin to feel the short-sellers pressure to drive the price lower. The predictive aspect of First Commonwealth Financial often depends not only on the future outlook of the potential First Commonwealth's investors but also on the ongoing dynamics between investors with different trading styles. Because the market risk indicators may have small false signals, it is better to identify suitable times to hedge a portfolio using different long/short signals. First Commonwealth's indicators that are reflective of the short sentiment are summarized in the table below.
Common Stock Shares Outstanding101.8 M
Cash And Short Term Investments147 M

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