First Citizens BancShares, Inc.

BIT:1FCNC Stock Report

Market Cap: €20.0b

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First Citizens BancShares Valuation

Is 1FCNC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of 1FCNC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Fair Value: 1FCNC (€1610) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€2261.49)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1FCNC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1FCNC?

Key metric: As 1FCNC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1FCNC. This is calculated by dividing 1FCNC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1FCNC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio10.3x
EarningsUS$2.27b
Market CapUS$23.08b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1FCNC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1FCNC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.4x
BAMI Banco BPM
10.2x2.22%€19.2b
BPE BPER Banca
13.7x12.75%€23.8b
BMPS Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
15.1x10.21%€26.8b
MB Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario
10.8x10.20%€14.0b
1FCNC First Citizens BancShares
10.3x0.53%€23.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1FCNC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.3x) compared to the peer average (11.7x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1FCNC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Banks Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1FCNC 10.3xIndustry Avg. 11.3xNo. of Companies38PE0612182430+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1FCNC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.3x) compared to the European Banks industry average (9.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1FCNC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

1FCNC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio10.3x
Fair PE Ratio10.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1FCNC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.4x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 1FCNC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
€1,879.04
0%
8.88%€2,254.98€1,647.87n/a13
Jan ’27n/a
€1,879.04
0%
8.88%€2,254.98€1,647.87n/a13
Dec ’26n/a
€1,879.04
0%
8.88%€2,254.98€1,647.87n/a13
Nov ’26€1,550.00
€1,863.21
+20.21%
8.89%€2,247.96€1,642.74n/a13
Oct ’26€1,510.00
€1,938.76
+28.39%
6.91%€2,215.72€1,704.40n/a14
Sep ’26€1,710.00
€1,978.54
+15.70%
6.08%€2,233.14€1,760.75n/a14
Aug ’26€1,660.00
€2,026.85
+22.10%
5.59%€2,277.08€1,795.39n/a14
Jul ’26€1,690.00
€1,880.28
+11.26%
6.92%€2,120.50€1,696.40n/a14
Jun ’26€1,610.00
€1,921.83
+19.37%
7.31%€2,164.06€1,671.43n/a14
May ’26€1,530.00
€1,925.33
+25.84%
6.76%€2,116.80€1,675.80n/a12
Apr ’26n/a
€2,164.81
0%
9.18%€2,548.98€1,853.80n/a13
Mar ’26n/a
€2,358.01
0%
7.80%€2,614.98€1,901.80n/a13
Feb ’26n/a
€2,379.48
0%
7.85%€2,588.22€1,917.20n/a12
Jan ’26n/a
€2,322.34
0%
9.81%€2,605.23€1,929.80n/a11
Dec ’25n/a
€2,162.81
0%
9.15%€2,529.43€1,909.00n/a11
Nov ’25n/a
€1,964.98
0%
4.48%€2,126.35€1,849.00€1,550.0011
Oct ’25n/a
€2,027.31
0%
8.11%€2,462.90€1,791.20€1,510.0011
Sep ’25n/a
€2,129.30
0%
6.97%€2,517.63€1,968.33€1,710.0012
Aug ’25n/a
€2,118.64
0%
9.28%€2,543.75€1,711.25€1,660.0012
Jul ’25n/a
€1,890.32
0%
6.86%€2,235.36€1,723.09€1,690.0011
Jun ’25n/a
€1,867.38
0%
7.10%€2,208.24€1,702.19€1,610.0011
May ’25n/a
€1,875.73
0%
9.14%€2,248.32€1,545.72€1,530.0011
Apr ’25n/a
€1,699.98
0%
6.50%€1,847.40€1,477.92n/a10
Mar ’25n/a
€1,676.33
0%
6.03%€1,856.40€1,485.12n/a9
Feb ’25n/a
€1,665.67
0%
6.03%€1,844.60€1,475.68n/a9
Jan ’25n/a
€1,620.38
0%
8.62%€1,906.80€1,380.16n/a9
€1.86k
Fair Value
13.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
13
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/26 10:18
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/21 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. is covered by 20 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jason GoldbergBarclays
Benjamin GerlingerCitigroup Inc
Keith HorowitzCitigroup Inc