NYSE:RFRegions Financial Stock Price, Forecast & News

$11.98

+1.02 (+9.31 %)

(As of 05/27/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$11.35

Now: $11.98▼

$12.00

50-Day Range

$8.85

MA: $9.92▼

$11.26

52-Week Range

$6.94

Now: $11.98▼

$17.54

Volume15.82 million shs

Average Volume9.39 million shs

Market Capitalization$11.50 billion

P/E Ratio9.36

Dividend Yield5.66%

Beta1.69

Regions Financial Corporation, a financial holding company, provides banking and bank-related services to individual and corporate customers in the United States. 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 services; corresponding deposit products; and securities underwriting and placement, loan syndication and placement, foreign exchange, derivatives, merger and acquisition, and other advisory services. It serves corporate, middle market, and commercial real estate developers and investors. The Consumer Bank segment provides consumer banking products and services related to residential first mortgages, home equity lines and loans, branch small business and indirect loans, consumer credit cards, and other consumer loans, as well as the corresponding deposit relationships. The Wealth Management segment offers credit related products, and retirement and savings solutions; and trust and investment management, asset management, and estate planning services to individuals, businesses, governmental institutions, and non-profit entities. The company also provides investment and insurance products; low income housing tax credit corporate fund syndication services; and other specialty financing services. As of February 21, 2019, it operated 1,500 banking offices and 2,000 automated teller machines across the South, Midwest, and Texas. Regions Financial Corporation was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

3.2 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Regions Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.47, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $13.80, Regions Financial has a potential upside of 15.2% from its current price of $11.98.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Regions Financial has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.5 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Regions Financial has received 853 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Regions Financial has received 863 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Regions Financial has received 50.29% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Regions Financial and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe RF will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe RF will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

4.2 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Regions Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.66%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Regions Financial has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Regions Financial is 40.00 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Regions Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 48.82 % next year. This indicates that Regions Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

4.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Regions Financial insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $149,850.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.47% of the stock of Regions Financial is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
73.10% of the stock of Regions Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

3.8 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Regions Financial are expected to grow by 84.06% in the coming year, from $0.69 to $1.27 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Regions Financial is 9.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.68.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Regions Financial is 9.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 16.98.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Regions Financial has a PEG Ratio of 2.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Regions Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.72. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

3.53 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry National commercial banks

Sub-IndustryRegional Banks

SectorFinance

Current SymbolNYSE:RF

Previous Symbol

CUSIP7591EP10

CIK1281761

Webwww.regions.com

Phone800-734-4667

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.63

Current Ratio0.90

Quick Ratio0.89

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio9.36

Forward P/E Ratio17.36

P/E Growth2.74

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$6.76 billion

Price / Sales1.70

Cash Flow$2.33 per share

Price / Cash Flow5.14

Book Value$16.69 per share

Price / Book0.72

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.55

Net Income$1.58 billion

Net Margins20.35%

Return on Equity9.09%

Return on Assets1.09%

Miscellaneous

Employees19,564

Outstanding Shares959,680,000

Market Cap$11.50 billion

Next Earnings Date7/17/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Regions Financial's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Regions Financial's stock was trading at $10.69 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, RF shares have increased by 12.1% and is now trading at $11.98. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Regions Financial?

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Regions Financial in the last year. There are currently 10 hold ratings, 6 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Regions Financial.

When is Regions Financial's next earnings date?

Regions Financial is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 17th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Regions Financial.

How were Regions Financial's earnings last quarter?

Regions Financial Corp (NYSE:RF) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April, 17th. The bank reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.04. The bank had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.45 billion. Regions Financial had a return on equity of 9.09% and a net margin of 20.35%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.37 EPS. View Regions Financial's earnings history.

How often does Regions Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Regions Financial?

Regions Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be given a dividend of $0.155 per share on Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $0.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.18%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. View Regions Financial's dividend history.

How will Regions Financial's stock buyback program work?

Regions Financial declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, June 27th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $1,370,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

What price target have analysts set for RF?

17 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Regions Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $9.00 to $18.50. On average, they anticipate Regions Financial's share price to reach $13.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Regions Financial.

Has Regions Financial been receiving favorable news coverage?

News coverage about RF stock has been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Regions Financial earned a news sentiment score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutRegions Financial.

Are investors shorting Regions Financial?

Regions Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 19,440,000 shares, an increase of 22.3% from the April 15th total of 15,900,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,030,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 2.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Regions Financial's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Regions Financial's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Regions Financial include Truist Financial (TFC), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), SunTrust Banks (STI), First Republic Bank (FRC), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), KeyCorp (KEY), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Signature Bank (SBNY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION) and Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Regions Financial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Regions Financial investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Ford Motor (F), AT&T (T), General Electric (GE), KeyCorp (KEY), Citigroup (C), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Chesapeake Energy (CHK) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Who are Regions Financial's key executives?

Regions Financial's management team includes the following people:

Mr. John M. Turner Jr., Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)
Mr. David J. Turner Jr., Sr. EVP & CFO (Age 55)
Mr. John B. Owen, COO & Sr. EVP (Age 58)
Mr. Fournier J. Gale III, Sr. EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 74)
Mr. C. Matthew Lusco, Sr. EVP & Chief Risk Officer (Age 61)

What is Regions Financial's stock symbol?

Regions Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "RF."

Who are Regions Financial's major shareholders?

Regions Financial's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.40%), State Street Corp (5.35%), Capital World Investors (3.36%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.06%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.85%) and Federated Hermes Inc. (1.05%). Company insiders that own Regions Financial stock include C Keith Herron, C Matthew Lusco, David R Keenan, Hardie B Kimbrough Jr, John B Owen, Jose S Suquet, Scott M Peters, Susan W Matlock and William E Horton. View institutional ownership trends for Regions Financial.

Which major investors are selling Regions Financial stock?

RF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Invesco Ltd., Raymond James & Associates, EJF Capital LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, State Street Corp, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, and UBS Group AG. Company insiders that have sold Regions Financial company stock in the last year include C Keith Herron, C Matthew Lusco, David R Keenan, Hardie B Kimbrough Jr, and John B Owen. View insider buying and selling activity for Regions Financial.

Which major investors are buying Regions Financial stock?

RF stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wellington Management Group LLP, Prudential PLC, AMF Pensionsforsakring AB, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., and MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd. View insider buying and selling activity for Regions Financial.

How do I buy shares of Regions Financial?

Shares of RF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Regions Financial's stock price today?

One share of RF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.98.

How big of a company is Regions Financial?

Regions Financial has a market capitalization of $11.50 billion and generates $6.76 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $1.58 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.55 on an earnings per share basis. Regions Financial employs 19,564 workers across the globe.

What is Regions Financial's official website?

The official website for Regions Financial is www.regions.com.

How can I contact Regions Financial?

Regions Financial's mailing address is 1900 FIFTH AVENUE NORTH, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35203. The bank can be reached via phone at 800-734-4667.

This page was last updated on 5/28/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff