First Citizens BancShares Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 10 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for First Citizens BancShares stock have an average target of 2,218, with a low estimate of 2,050 and a high estimate of 2,346. The average target predicts an increase of 6.67% from the current stock price of 2,078.93.

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$2,050	$2,218	$2,300	$2,346
Change	-1.39%	+6.67%	+10.63%	+12.85%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for First Citizens BancShares stock from 12 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	5	5	5	2	2	2
Buy	2	2	3	2	2	1
Hold	7	7	6	8	8	9
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	14	14	14	12	12	12

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jason Goldberg Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $2,346	Hold	Maintains	$2,346	+12.85%	Jun 25, 2026
Ben Gerlinger Citi	Citi	Hold Maintains $2,100	Hold	Maintains	$2,100	+1.01%	May 8, 2026
Anthony Elian J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Hold Maintains $2,200 → $2,150	Hold	Maintains	$2,200 → $2,150	+3.42%	Apr 24, 2026
Stephen Scouten Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Hold Maintains $2,100 → $2,050	Hold	Maintains	$2,100 → $2,050	-1.39%	Apr 24, 2026
Steven Alexopoulos TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Buy Maintains $2,500 → $2,300	Buy	Maintains	$2,500 → $2,300	+10.63%	Apr 24, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

8.76B

from 8.85B

-1.03%

from 8.85B

Revenue Next Year

9.19B

from 8.76B

4.90%

from 8.76B

EPS This Year

175.81

from 177.88

-1.16%

from 177.88

EPS Next Year

198.21

from 175.81

12.74%

from 175.81

Fiscal Year	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027	FY 2028
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027	Dec 31, 2028
Revenue	4.09B	8.41B	9.09B	8.85B	8.76B	9.19B	9.57B
Revenue Growth	-	105.68%	8.14%	-2.61%	-1.03%	4.90%	4.10%
EPS	67.40	784.51	189.41	165.24	175.38	198.69	217.65
EPS Growth	-	1,063.96%	-75.86%	-12.76%	6.14%	13.29%	9.55%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	11.85	10.46	9.55
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	6	6	1

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	8.8B	9.4B
Avg	8.8B	9.2B
Low	8.7B	9.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	-0.5%	7.2%
Avg	-1.0%	4.9%
Low	-1.7%	2.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	179.21	206.40
Avg	175.81	198.21
Low	162.25	193.00

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	0.7%	17.4%
Avg	-1.2%	12.7%
Low	-8.8%	9.8%

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.