First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA)

First Citizens BancShares Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 13 analysts polled by S&P Global, First Citizens BancShares stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $2,339. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 12.82% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $2,100 (+1.28%) and the highest is $2,525 (+21.78%).

Price Target: $2,339 (+12.82%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$2,100	$2,339	$2,323	$2,525
Change	+1.28%	+12.82%	+12.03%	+21.78%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for First Citizens BancShares stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	2	2	1	0	0	0
Hold	8	8	9	10	10	11
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	12	12	12	12	12	13

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Anthony Elian J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Hold Maintains $2,450 → $2,300	Hold	Maintains	$2,450 → $2,300	+10.93%	Oct 1, 2026
Timur Braziler UBS	UBS	Hold Initiates $2,325 → $2,250	Hold	Initiates	$2,325 → $2,250	+8.51%	Sep 14, 2026
Jason Goldberg Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $2,376	Hold	Maintains	$2,376	+14.59%	Aug 10, 2026
Janet Lee TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Buy Maintains $2,430	Buy	Maintains	$2,430	+17.20%	Jul 29, 2026
Brian Foran Truist Financial	Truist Financial	Hold Maintains $2,150 → $2,323	Hold	Maintains	$2,150 → $2,323	+12.03%	Jul 28, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

8.88B

Increased by 0.27%

from 8.85B

Revenue Next Year

9.35B

Increased by 5.30%

from 8.88B

EPS This Year

192.92

Increased by 8.46%

from 177.88

EPS Next Year

200.19

Increased by 3.77%

from 192.92

Fiscal Year	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	8.85B	8.88B
Revenue Growth	-2.61%	0.27%
Gross Profit	287.72M	274.89M
Gross Margin	3.25%	3.10%
Operating Income	3.65B	3.54B
Net Income	2.15B	2.18B
EPS	177.88	192.92
EPS Growth	-8.76%	8.46%
Forward PE	-	10.75
Dividend / Share	7.95	8.47
Dividend Growth	15.72%	6.58%
No. Analysts	-	5

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	9.0B
Avg	8.9B
Low	8.8B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	1.1%
Avg	0.3%
Low	-0.3%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	201.13
Avg	192.92
Low	180.90

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	13.1%
Avg	8.5%
Low	1.7%

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence and TipRanks Last updated: Oct 1, 2026

Price targets, consensus ratings and financial forecasts are provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Individual analyst data is provided by TipRanks. Price targets and consensus ratings update every hour to every three days, while individual analyst data updates in near real-time.

Last checked:

Oct 1, 2026

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