First (FCF) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.45
- Estimate
- $0.46
- Surprise
- -1.6%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.9 → 6.0/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
First (FCF) missed the $0.46 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.45 — a modest 1.6% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.9/10) to Sell at 6.0/10 after the report — the engine's score rose despite the miss.
Coverage in the report window
- First Commonwealth Q3 Adj. EPS $0.45 Misses $0.46 Estimate, Sales $143.047M Beat $141.357M Estimate — benzinga, 2026-10-27
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates FCF Sell at 6.0/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -1.6% surprise compares with a -0.5% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.5)
- Consecutive earnings misses (2)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $21.02
- Stop
- $20.34
The stock trades at 12.9× trailing but 10.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 75 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-28 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
FCF at TrendMatrix's latest read
For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
- Market cap
- $2.12B
- P/E (fwd)
- 10.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 12.9
- 52-week range
- $15.00–$22.34
- Off 52-week high
- 5.9%
- RSI (14)
- 75
- Volume vs avg
- 0.80×
- Score today
- 6.0/10