First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (FCNCP): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score

Is FCNCP undervalued?

At 17.60 (close of 16 Oct 2026), FCNCP trades 99% below the GLS average fair value of 2,869.41. That average comes from 9 models run on the latest filings, and 8 of them land above the current price. Margins of safety over 30% are the exception rather than the rule across the ~7,400 stocks we value each night, so the number earns First Citizens BancShares, Inc. the full Value points in the Wheel Score - and a closer look at what the market is pricing in.

The 9 models disagree widely: Lynch gives 10.33 while DCF gives 17,636.30. A spread that wide means the average is sensitive to which methods you trust; the model table below shows where each one lands, and the Quote page lets you switch any of them off.

The nightly engine files FCNCP under Value: positive earnings at a P/E of 18 or less.

Nine valuation models for FCNCP

Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.

Quality and financial health

On financial health FCNCP scores 8/9 (Piotroski): most of the nine tests - positive earnings and cash flow, falling debt, rising margins and turnover - are passed, which is the kind of balance sheet a wheel trader is happy to be assigned. The GLS Moat score is low at 4.6 out of 10, which says the ten-year record of revenue, earnings, margins and returns on capital has been inconsistent - growth and shocks rather than steady compounding.

Returns on capital are thin or negative - ROIC 3.8%, ROE 9.9%, ROA 1.0% - with debt at 1.62 times equity and a free-cash-flow yield of 10.8%.

The dividend yield is 0.40% with a payout ratio of 8% - a small yield that leaves most of the earnings in the business. Revenue comes mainly from Commercial Bank 46%, General Bank 41%, Rail 7% (quarter Q2 FY2026).

Institutional ownership scores 1/10, insider activity 5/10 and Congressional trading 5/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.

Wheel Score 39: No options

FCNCP has no listed options in the nightly snapshot, so there is nothing to sell and the stock cannot be wheeled however good the business; the Wheel Score is capped at 39 and shown as "No options" (39 here). The valuation and quality numbers still apply to owning the shares outright.

Volume runs at 73k shares a day on a market cap of $23.5B, with a beta of 0.61 - a low beta, so day-to-day moves are smaller than the market's; the Stability part of the Wheel Score gives that 12 of 20.

The Wheel Score ranks ~7,400 US stocks for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls; it is updated nightly and is not a recommendation. The walkthrough lesson shows how the score fits into a trade, start to finish.

Upcoming events

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. reports earnings on 22 Oct 2026 (before the open) - inside the 14-day window the Sunday Scan avoids, because a put sold now would carry the report's gap risk.

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