Fifth Third Bancorp Stock Forecast, Price & News

18 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Fifth Third Bancorp in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 12 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Fifth Third Bancorp stock.
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Fifth Third Bancorp saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,280,000 shares, a drop of 27.0% from the March 15th total of 12,710,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,210,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Currently, 1.3% of the company's shares are short sold.
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Fifth Third Bancorp is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 20th 2021.
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Fifth Third Bancorp will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, April 20th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 20th. The financial services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.14. The financial services provider earned $1.97 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.92 billion. Fifth Third Bancorp had a net margin of 17.50% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.52%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.68 EPS.
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Fifth Third Bancorp's stock was trading at $17.65 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FITB shares have increased by 118.4% and is now trading at $38.55.
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Fifth Third Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share on Thursday, April 15th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 30th.
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Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.81%. Fifth Third Bancorp has been increasing its dividend for 4 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Fifth Third Bancorp is 38.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Fifth Third Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.37% next year. This indicates that Fifth Third Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Fifth Third Bancorp announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, June 18th 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback 100,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Fifth Third Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $46.00. On average, they expect Fifth Third Bancorp's stock price to reach $34.46 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.6%.
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466 employees have rated Fifth Third Bancorp CEO Greg D. Carmichael on Glassdoor.com. Greg D. Carmichael has an approval rating of 82% among Fifth Third Bancorp's employees.

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Fifth Third Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FITB."

Fifth Third Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Royal London Asset Management Ltd. (0.04%), Huntington National Bank (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), HighPoint Advisor Group LLC (0.01%), Chesley Taft & Associates LLC (0.01%) and WealthTrust Axiom LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own Fifth Third Bancorp stock include Evan Bayh, Frank R Forrest, Jewell D Hoover, Katherine H Blackburn, Kevin P Lavender, Lars C Anderson, Margaret B Jula, Mitchell Feiger, Philip Mchugh, Robert P Shaffer, Teresa J Tanner and Timothy Spence.
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FITB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH, First Financial Bank Trust Division, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Huntington National Bank, NuWave Investment Management LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc., AdvisorNet Financial Inc, and Park National Corp OH. Company insiders that have sold Fifth Third Bancorp company stock in the last year include Jewell D Hoover, Kevin P Lavender, Margaret B Jula, Mitchell Feiger, and Robert P Shaffer.
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FITB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Phoenix Wealth Advisors, Everence Capital Management Inc., Royal London Asset Management Ltd., Private Trust Co. NA, Gilbert & Cook Inc., Nadler Financial Group Inc., Fruth Investment Management, and Liberty One Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Fifth Third Bancorp stock in the last two years include Evan Bayh, and Katherine H Blackburn.
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One share of FITB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $38.55.

Fifth Third Bancorp has a market capitalization of $27.41 billion and generates $9.79 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.51 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.77 on an earnings per share basis.

Fifth Third Bancorp employs 19,872 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of Fifth Third Bancorp: 1208 N Ocean Boulevard LLC, 5/3 Willkommen Investment Fund LLC, Acquisition Properties II LLC, Acquisition Properties VII LLC, Ashland Bankshares, Ashland Management Agency LLC, BB Development I LLC, BB Development VII LLC, BBIF Investor Fund LLC, BCB Development III LLC, BCB Development XXXI LLC, Carver Loan Pool Investment Fund LLC, Cedar Integration LLC, Elm Integration LLC, Emerald Financial Corp, Epic Insurance Solutions, Epic Insurance Solutions Agency LLC, Fifth Third Acquisition Holdings LLC, Fifth Third Auto Leasing Trust, Fifth Third Auto Trust 2017-1, Fifth Third Auto Trust 2019-1, Fifth Third Bank National Association, Fifth Third Business Capital Canada Inc., Fifth Third Capital Holdings LLC, Fifth Third Commercial Funding Inc., Fifth Third Community Development Company LLC, Fifth Third Community Development Corporation, Fifth Third Conduit Holdings LLC, Fifth Third Financial Corporation, Fifth Third Global Services Inc., Fifth Third Holdings Funding LLC, Fifth Third Holdings LLC, Fifth Third Insurance Agency Inc., Fifth Third International Company, Fifth Third Investment Company, Fifth Third Mauritius Holdings Limited, Fifth Third Mortgage – Michigan LLC, Fifth Third New Markets Development Co. LLC, Fifth Third Reinsurance Company Ltd., Fifth Third Securities Inc., First Charter Capital Trust I, First Charter Capital Trust II, Fountain Square Life Reinsurance Company Ltd., Franklin Street Advisors Inc., Franklin Street Partners, Franklin Street Trust Company, Fuschia Properties LLC, GNB Management LLC, GNB Realty LLC, Gads Hill Investment Fund LLC, HCB Development I LLC, MB Financial, MB Financial Center LLC, MB Financial Center Land Owner LLC, MB Financial International Inc., MB1200 Corporation, MB1776 LLC, MB1803 LLC, MB1807 LLC, MB1810 LLC, MB1815 LLC, MB1829 LLC, MB1841 LLC, MB1846 LLC, MB1853 LLC, MB1861 LLC, MB1864 LLC, MB1868 LLC, MB1871 LLC, MB1875 LLC, MB1877 LLC, MB1883 LLC, MB1884 LLC, MB1897 LLC, MB777 LLC, MB797 LLC, MB848 LLC, MB851 LLC, MB854 LLC, MB876 LLC, MB878 LLC, MB899 LLC, MBAA SFR LLC, Main Integration LLC, Mainstreet Investment Advisors LLC, Memorial Hall Investment Fund LLC, NCB Development III LLC, NCB Development XXV LLC, NCB Development XXVIII LLC, NCB Development XXXII LLC, Old Kent Mortgage Services Inc., PCR MB LLC, PSII Investor LLC, Privet Properties LLC, R.G. McGraw Insurance Agency, R.G. McGraw Insurance Agency Inc., Ragweed Properties LLC, Retirement Corporation of America, Scherston Real Estate Investments LLC, Score Small Business Loan Pool 2 LLC, Score Small Business Loan Pool 3 LLC, Score Small Business Loan Pool LLC, South Florida Bank Holding Corporation, Spring Green Properties LLC, State Savings Company, Summit MFR Leasing II LLC, Summit MFR Leasing LLC, The Retirement Corporation of America, VAF Investment Fund XXVI LLC, Vista Settlement Services LLC, Walnut & Vine Holdings LLC, and Walnut & Vine Properties II LLC.

Fifth Third Bancorp was founded in 1858.

The official website for Fifth Third Bancorp is trustandwill.com.

Fifth Third Bancorp is headquartered at 38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH, 45263.

Fifth Third Bancorp's mailing address is 38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH, 45263. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 800-972-3030 or via email at [email protected]