Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB - Free Report) - Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, July 18th. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.94 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating and a $47.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Fifth Third Bancorp's current full-year earnings is $3.68 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Fifth Third Bancorp's FY2025 earnings at $3.56 EPS.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.03. Fifth Third Bancorp had a return on equity of 13.31% and a net margin of 17.97%. The business had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.17 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.70 EPS.
Several other research firms also recently issued reports on FITB. Robert W. Baird upgraded Fifth Third Bancorp from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $47.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on Fifth Third Bancorp from $47.00 to $42.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 21st. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Fifth Third Bancorp from $52.00 to $44.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Fifth Third Bancorp in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $47.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Fifth Third Bancorp from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $47.53.
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Fifth Third Bancorp Stock Performance
Shares of Fifth Third Bancorp stock opened at $43.03 on Monday. Fifth Third Bancorp has a 52 week low of $32.25 and a 52 week high of $49.07. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $40.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.07. The firm has a market cap of $28.72 billion, a PE ratio of 13.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76.
Fifth Third Bancorp Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.44%. Fifth Third Bancorp's payout ratio is currently 45.96%.
Fifth Third Bancorp declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Monday, June 16th that permits the company to buyback 100,000,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the financial services provider to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp by 27.3% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,046,701 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $86,535,000 after acquiring an additional 438,446 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 818,564 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $32,088,000 after acquiring an additional 12,905 shares during the last quarter. Heartland Bank & Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,011,000. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp by 49.5% in the 1st quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 47,392 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,858,000 after acquiring an additional 15,692 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its holdings in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp by 1,448.6% in the 1st quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 98,088 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,845,000 after acquiring an additional 91,754 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.79% of the company's stock.
Fifth Third Bancorp Company Profile
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Fifth Third Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Fifth Third Bank, National Association that engages in the provision of a range of financial products and services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Commercial Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking, and Wealth and Asset Management.
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