Fifth Third Bancorp - FITB Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Fifth Third Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" FITB shares.
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13 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Fifth Third Bancorp's stock. Their FITB share price forecasts range from $35.00 to $47.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $39.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 48.9% from the stock's current price.
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Fifth Third Bancorp's stock was trading at $32.81 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FITB shares have decreased by 18.8% and is now trading at $26.64.
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Fifth Third Bancorp saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,470,000 shares, a decline of 14.8% from the February 28th total of 13,470,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 8,400,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 20th 2023.
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Fifth Third Bancorp will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 20th at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 19th. The financial services provider reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.34 billion. Fifth Third Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.48% and a net margin of 26.15%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.90 earnings per share.
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Fifth Third Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.33 per share on Monday, April 17th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.95%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 30th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) stock in their portfolio include Davis Select Financial ETF (DFNL), iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT), Invesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB), Invesco Zacks Mid-Cap ETF (CZA), SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF (RYF), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (FTXO) and Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV).

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.88%. FITB has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 39.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FITB will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.85% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Fifth Third Bancorp updated its first quarter 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 19th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.24 billion-$2.27 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.29 billion.

820 employees have rated Fifth Third Bancorp Chief Executive Officer Greg D. Carmichael on Glassdoor.com. Greg D. Carmichael has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees. 67.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Fifth Third Bancorp to a friend.

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

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One share of FITB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.64.

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) has a market capitalization of $18.14 billion and generates $9.35 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.45 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.36 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 19,319 workers across the globe.

Fifth Third Bancorp's mailing address is 38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH, 45263. The official website for the company is trustandwill.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (800) 972-3030, via email at ir@53.com, or via fax at 513-534-6757.