DA Davidson Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for RF

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF - Free Report) - Investment analysts at DA Davidson decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Regions Financial in a report issued on Friday, June 27th. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter now forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.57. The consensus estimate for Regions Financial's current full-year earnings is $2.26 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Regions Financial's FY2025 earnings at $2.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.48 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on RF. Truist Financial reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Regions Financial in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Regions Financial from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. TD Cowen began coverage on Regions Financial in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $31.00 price objective for the company. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Regions Financial in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. They issued a "hold" rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Regions Financial from $29.00 to $22.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $25.80.

Regions Financial Stock Performance

RF opened at $23.40 on Monday. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $21.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.34. The company has a market cap of $21.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.96. Regions Financial has a 52-week low of $17.74 and a 52-week high of $27.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36.

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The bank reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. Regions Financial had a net margin of 21.43% and a return on equity of 13.04%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Regions Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. IFG Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 52,531 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,142,000 after buying an additional 470 shares during the period. Horizon Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 3.9% in the 1st quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 13,369 shares of the bank's stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 508 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 6,641 shares of the bank's stock valued at $144,000 after buying an additional 532 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 22,291 shares of the bank's stock valued at $530,000 after buying an additional 558 shares during the period. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich raised its position in shares of Regions Financial by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 3,316 shares of the bank's stock worth $86,000 after acquiring an additional 567 shares in the last quarter. 79.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Regions Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 2nd. Regions Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.08%.

About Regions Financial

Regions Financial Corporation, a financial holding company, provides banking and bank-related services to individual and corporate customers. It operates through three segments: Corporate Bank, Consumer Bank, and Wealth Management. The Corporate Bank segment offers commercial banking services, such as commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, and investor real estate lending; equipment lease financing; deposit products; and securities underwriting and placement, loan syndication and placement, foreign exchange, derivatives, merger and acquisition, and other advisory services.

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