Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for FITB Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) from $0.92 to $0.89, while the consensus for the full year remains at $3.68 per share.
• Despite the negative forecast, several analysts have issued ratings upgrades for FITB, with DA Davidson raising the stock to a "strong-buy" rating and increasing the price target to $47.00.
• Fifth Third Bancorp's Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program to buy back 100 million shares, indicating confidence that the stock is undervalued.

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Fifth Third Bancorp in a research report issued on Wednesday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.89 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.92. The consensus estimate for Fifth Third Bancorp's current full-year earnings is $3.68 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Fifth Third Bancorp's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.99 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on FITB. DA Davidson raised shares of Fifth Third Bancorp from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $47.00 in a report on Monday, June 9th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. They set a "buy" rating and a $47.00 price objective on the stock. TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. They set a "buy" rating and a $52.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. Finally, Cowen assumed coverage on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. They set a "buy" rating for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $47.80.

Fifth Third Bancorp Stock Up 0.2%

FITB stock opened at $45.51 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $30.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.93. Fifth Third Bancorp has a 52 week low of $32.25 and a 52 week high of $49.07. The company's 50-day moving average price is $43.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $40.06. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76.

Fifth Third Bancorp declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, June 16th that authorizes the company to buyback 100,000,000 shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the financial services provider to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Fifth Third Bancorp

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. HWG Holdings LP acquired a new position in Fifth Third Bancorp during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Activest Wealth Management increased its position in Fifth Third Bancorp by 1,043.3% during the second quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 686 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 626 shares during the last quarter. Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in Fifth Third Bancorp during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in Fifth Third Bancorp by 91.3% during the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 748 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.79% of the company's stock.

Fifth Third Bancorp Company Profile

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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