First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCA)

First Citizens BancShares Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 10 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for First Citizens BancShares stock ranges from a low of $2,050 to a high of $2,700. The average analyst price target of $2,338 forecasts a 22.77% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $2,338.40 (+22.77%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$2,050	$2,338	$2,384	$2,700
Change	+7.63%	+22.77%	+25.16%	+41.75%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for First Citizens BancShares stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Buy	3	3	3	3	2	2
Hold	4	3	3	3	5	5
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	9	9	9	10	10

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Stephen Scouten Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy → Hold Downgrades $2,150	Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$2,150	+12.88%	Jul 28, 2025
Benjamin Gerlinger Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $1,900 → $2,050	Hold	Maintains	$1,900 → $2,050	+7.63%	Jul 2, 2025
Anthony Elian JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $2,100 → $2,250	Buy	Maintains	$2,100 → $2,250	+18.13%	Jul 1, 2025
David Chiaverini Jefferies	Jefferies	Hold Initiates $2,050	Hold	Initiates	$2,050	+7.63%	May 21, 2025
Jason Goldberg Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $2,568 → $2,400	Hold	Maintains	$2,568 → $2,400	+26.00%	Apr 25, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.37B

Increased by 0.47%

from 9.33B

Revenue Next Year

9.60B

Increased by 2.38%

from 9.37B

EPS This Year

167.94

Decreased by -11.32%

from 189.38

EPS Next Year

193.50

Increased by 15.22%

from 167.94

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	1.81B	1.94B	4.00B	7.60B	9.33B	9.37B	9.60B	10.03B
Revenue Growth	6.56%	7.08%	106.67%	90.15%	22.69%	0.47%	2.38%	4.48%
EPS	47.50	53.88	67.40	784.51	189.38	167.94	193.50	216.36
EPS Growth	15.71%	13.43%	25.09%	1,063.96%	-75.86%	-11.32%	15.22%	11.81%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	11.34	9.84	8.80
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18	18	10

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	10.1B	10.5B	10.6B
Avg	9.4B	9.6B	10.0B
Low	8.5B	8.6B	9.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	7.9%	12.2%	10.4%
Avg	0.5%	2.4%	4.5%
Low	-9.2%	-7.9%	-3.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	181.60	208.65	238.10
Avg	167.94	193.50	216.36
Low	147.00	178.36	192.57

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	-4.1%	24.2%	23.0%
Avg	-11.3%	15.2%	11.8%
Low	-22.4%	6.2%	-0.5%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.