First Citizens BancShares Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 11 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for First Citizens BancShares stock have an average target of 2,200, with a low estimate of 1,950 and a high estimate of 2,500. The average target predicts an increase of 10.90% from the current stock price of 1,983.39.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$1,950	$2,200	$2,150	$2,500
Change	-1.68%	+10.90%	+8.40%	+26.05%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for First Citizens BancShares stock from 11 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	3	2	3	3	3	4
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	1
Hold	5	5	5	5	5	6
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	9	10	10	10	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Janet Lee TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Strong Buy Maintains $2,500 → $2,300	Strong Buy	Maintains	$2,500 → $2,300	+15.96%	Apr 27, 2026
Anthony Elian JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $2,200 → $2,150	Hold	Maintains	$2,200 → $2,150	+8.40%	Apr 24, 2026
Christopher Mcgratty Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Buy Maintains $2,375 → $2,300	Buy	Maintains	$2,375 → $2,300	+15.96%	Apr 9, 2026
Anthony Elian JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy → Hold Downgrades $2,450 → $2,200	Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$2,450 → $2,200	+10.92%	Apr 1, 2026
Stephen Scouten Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Hold Maintains $2,000 → $2,100	Hold	Maintains	$2,000 → $2,100	+5.88%	Jan 29, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.65B

from 9.33B

3.43%

from 9.33B

Revenue Next Year

9.56B

from 9.65B

-0.94%

from 9.65B

EPS This Year

169.18

from 189.38

-10.67%

from 189.38

EPS Next Year

180.77

from 169.18

6.85%

from 169.18

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.81B	1.94B	4.00B	7.60B	9.33B	9.65B	9.56B
Revenue Growth	6.56%	7.08%	106.67%	90.15%	22.69%	3.43%	-0.94%
EPS	47.50	53.88	67.40	784.51	189.38	169.18	180.77
EPS Growth	15.71%	13.43%	25.09%	1,063.96%	-75.86%	-10.67%	6.85%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	11.72	10.97
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18	17

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026
High	10.0B	10.1B
Avg	9.6B	9.6B
Low	8.6B	8.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026
High	7.1%	4.8%
Avg	3.4%	-0.9%
Low	-7.4%	-10.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026
High	177.30	201.42
Avg	169.18	180.77
Low	156.85	160.08

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026
High	-6.4%	19.1%
Avg	-10.7%	6.9%
Low	-17.2%	-5.4%

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.