DA Davidson Boosts Earnings Estimates for Regions Financial

Key Points

• DA Davidson has raised its FY2025 earnings estimate for Regions Financial to $2.38 per share, slightly up from their previous estimate, and maintains a "Buy" rating with a target price of $29.00.
• Regions Financial also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.265 per share, which will be paid on January 2nd, representing a yield of 4.4% based on an annualized payout.
• Recent analyst ratings indicate a mixed outlook, with eleven analysts giving a Buy rating, eight assigning a Hold rating, and one a Sell rating for Regions Financial.

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF - Free Report) - DA Davidson raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for Regions Financial in a report released on Monday, October 20th. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter now expects that the bank will earn $2.38 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.36. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $29.00 target price on the stock. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.61 EPS.

RF has been the topic of several other research reports. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Regions Financial from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on Regions Financial from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Barclays reissued an "underweight" rating and set a $27.00 price objective (up from $24.00) on shares of Regions Financial in a report on Monday, July 21st. Stephens reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and set a $27.00 price target (down previously from $30.00) on shares of Regions Financial in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Regions Financial from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $27.94.

Regions Financial Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of Regions Financial stock opened at $24.06 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Regions Financial has a 12-month low of $17.74 and a 12-month high of $27.96. The company has a market cap of $21.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.60, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.02. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $26.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.75.

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The bank reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.81 billion during the quarter. Regions Financial had a return on equity of 13.05% and a net margin of 22.49%.

Regions Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.265 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. This represents a $1.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. Regions Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.70%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Regions Financial news, Director Roger W. Jenkins bought 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $25.48 per share, with a total value of $101,920.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,383 shares in the company, valued at $162,638.84. This trade represents a 167.86% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP David R. Keenan sold 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.01, for a total value of $750,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 90,915 shares in the company, valued at $2,273,784.15. This trade represents a 24.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.29% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Regions Financial

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RF. Centaurus Financial Inc. grew its position in Regions Financial by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 10,230 shares of the bank's stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares during the last quarter. Hardy Reed LLC boosted its position in shares of Regions Financial by 1.6% in the second quarter. Hardy Reed LLC now owns 25,747 shares of the bank's stock worth $606,000 after buying an additional 404 shares during the period. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC grew its position in Regions Financial by 0.6% during the second quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 72,400 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,703,000 after purchasing an additional 427 shares in the last quarter. Fairvoy Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 1.9% in the third quarter. Fairvoy Private Wealth LLC now owns 23,670 shares of the bank's stock worth $624,000 after acquiring an additional 449 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFG Advisory LLC grew 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.39% of the company's stock.

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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