Equities Analysts Set Expectations for RF Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Regions Financial to $0.61, up from the prior estimate of $0.59, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a price target of $29.00.
• The bank recently reported Q2 earnings of $0.60 per share and has seen a revenue increase of 10.1% year-over-year, indicating strong financial performance.
• Regions Financial has announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.265, reflecting a 4.0% yield and a payout ratio of 49.30%.

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF - Free Report) - Research analysts at DA Davidson boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Regions Financial in a research note issued to investors on Friday, September 26th. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter now expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.59. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $29.00 price objective 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 FY2025 earnings at $2.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.59 EPS.

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 18th. The bank reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.86 billion. Regions Financial had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 21.81%.Regions Financial's revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.52 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Regions Financial from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Barclays restated an "underweight" rating and set a $27.00 price objective (up previously from $24.00) on shares of Regions Financial in a report on Monday, July 21st. Citigroup raised their price objective on Regions Financial from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Stephens raised their price objective on Regions Financial from $24.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on Regions Financial from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $27.58.

Regions Financial Stock Performance

Regions Financial stock opened at $26.63 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.82. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $26.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.33. The company has a market capitalization of $23.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.38, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.02. Regions Financial has a fifty-two week low of $17.74 and a fifty-two week high of $27.96.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 48.0% during the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 21,123 shares of the bank's stock worth $497,000 after purchasing an additional 6,855 shares in the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 89.4% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 244,610 shares of the bank's stock worth $5,510,000 after purchasing an additional 115,458 shares in the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 3.9% during the second quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 10,230 shares of the bank's stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares in the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 56.2% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 44,414 shares of the bank's stock worth $1,045,000 after purchasing an additional 15,977 shares in the last quarter. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Regions Financial during the second quarter worth about $413,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.39% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Regions Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be issued a $0.265 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. This is an increase from Regions Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.0%. Regions Financial's payout ratio is 49.30%.

Regions Financial Company Profile

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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