Rep. J. French Hill Sells Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) Shares

Key Points

• Representative J. French Hill sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in shares of Regions Financial Corporation on June 23rd, 2025, from his trust account.
• Regions Financial recently reported earnings of $0.60 per share, exceeding analyst expectations, and announced a dividend increase to $0.265 per share, reflecting a 4.01% dividend yield.
• As of now, Regions Financial has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy from analysts and an average price target of $27.33.

Representative J. French Hill (R-Arkansas) recently sold shares of Regions Financial Corporation NYSE: RF. In a filing disclosed on July 24th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in Regions Financial stock on June 23rd. The trade occurred in the Representative's "J FRENCH HILL - REVOCABLE TRUST" account.

Representative J. French Hill also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Loews NYSE: L on 6/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Fortrea NASDAQ: FTRE on 6/23/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Markel Group NYSE: MKL on 6/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Vitesse Energy NYSE: VTS on 6/23/2025.
• Sold $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Lazard NYSE: LAZ on 6/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of AT&T NYSE: T on 6/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Spectrum Brands NYSE: SPB on 6/23/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Markel Group NYSE: MKL on 6/23/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Wells Fargo & Company NYSE: WFC on 6/23/2025.
• Sold $100,001 - $250,000 in shares of Blackstone NYSE: BX on 6/23/2025.

Regions Financial Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:RF traded down $0.10 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $26.20. The stock had a trading volume of 19,801,030 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,484,101. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $23.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.55. Regions Financial Corporation has a 1 year low of $17.74 and a 1 year high of $27.96. The company has a market capitalization of $23.56 billion, a PE ratio of 12.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.98.

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 18th. The bank reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.04. Regions Financial had a net margin of 21.81% and a return on equity of 13.08%. The firm had revenue of $1.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.86 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.52 earnings per share. Regions Financial's revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Regions Financial Corporation will post 2.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Regions Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a $0.265 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 2nd. This is a positive change from Regions Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.05%. Regions Financial's payout ratio is currently 49.30%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Regions Financial in the second quarter valued at approximately $68,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Regions Financial in the second quarter worth $732,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new stake in Regions Financial in the second quarter worth $12,672,000. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 19.0% in the second quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,283 shares of the bank's stock worth $477,000 after acquiring an additional 3,232 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Foster & Motley Inc. grew its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 11.9% in the second quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 96,563 shares of the bank's stock worth $2,271,000 after acquiring an additional 10,243 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.39% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on RF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Regions Financial from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Regions Financial from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Regions Financial from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of Regions Financial from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Stephens lifted their price target on Regions Financial from $24.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Regions Financial has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $27.33.

About Representative Hill

French Hill (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Hill (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Arkansas' 2nd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Hill is the founder and chairman of Delta Trust & Bank. He has served as senior policy advisor to President George H.W. Bush, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and senior advisor to Governor Mike Huckabee.

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.