SunTrust Banks Company Profile (NYSE:STI)

About SunTrust Banks

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SunTrust Banks, Inc. is a bank holding company and a financial holding company. Through its principal subsidiary, SunTrust Bank, the Company offers a line of financial services for consumers and businesses, including deposit, credit, mortgage banking, and trust and investment services. The Company's other subsidiaries provide asset and wealth management, securities brokerage, and capital market services. The Company operates through three segments: Consumer Banking and Private Wealth Management, Wholesale Banking and Mortgage Banking. It also operates a Corporate Other segment, which includes the management of the Company's investment securities portfolio, long-term debt, end user derivative instruments, short-term liquidity and funding activities, balance sheet risk management, and real estate assets. The Company operates primarily within Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Money Center Banks
Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: STI
CUSIP: 86791410

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $42.72
50 Day Moving Average: $43.24
200 Day Moving Average: $41.15
52-Week Range: $31.07 - $45.24
Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.57
Foreward P/E Ratio: 11.80
P/E Growth: 4.61
Market Cap: $21.42B
Outstanding Shares: 501,363,000
Beta: 1.31

Profitability:

Net Margins: 22.31%
Return on Equity: 8.53%
Return on Assets: 1.00%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.53%
Current Ratio: 0.97%
Quick Ratio: 0.96%

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Consensus Ratings for SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 11 Hold Ratings, 13 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.48)
Consensus Price Target:	$44.05 (3.11% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/23/2016	Credit Agricole SA	Boost Price Target	Buy	$52.00 -> $54.00
8/25/2016	Robert W. Baird	Upgrade	Underperform -> Neutral	$41.00
8/18/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$43.00
8/16/2016	Sanford C. Bernstein	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform	$43.00
7/26/2016	Compass Point	Boost Price Target	Buy	$45.00 -> $48.00
7/25/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Downgrade	Conviction-Buy -> Buy	$44.00 -> $46.00
7/15/2016	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$45.00
7/12/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Sell
7/9/2016	Nomura	Reiterated Rating	Hold
7/10/2016	Barclays PLC	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight	$46.00
7/10/2016	Wells Fargo & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/7/2016	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$44.00
6/28/2016	Portales Partners	Upgrade	Sector Perform -> Outperform
6/7/2016	Susquehanna	Downgrade	Positive -> Neutral	$45.00
4/25/2016	FBR & Co	Reiterated Rating	Buy
4/25/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$42.00 -> $44.00
4/25/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$35.00 -> $40.00
4/22/2016	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Upgrade	Market Perform -> Outperform
4/7/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Overweight	$43.50 -> $43.00
1/25/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$51.00 -> $48.00
1/25/2016	Evercore ISI	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$41.00
1/12/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy	$46.00
10/20/2015	Macquarie	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$42.00 -> $44.00
10/8/2015	Guggenheim	Initiated Coverage	Neutral
10/6/2015	Jefferies Group	Lower Price Target	Hold	$46.00 -> $41.00
9/10/2015	Sterne Agee CRT	Lower Price Target		$46.00 -> $45.00
7/20/2015	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
6/18/2015	Stephens	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight
4/1/2015	Sandler O'Neill	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold
2/4/2015	Standpoint Research	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy
12/3/2014	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$45.00 -> $47.00

(Data available from 9/27/2014 forward)

Earnings History for SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/14/2016
7/22/2016	Q216	$0.88	$0.94	$2.14 billion	$2.19 billion	View	Listen
4/22/2016	Q116	$0.75	$0.84	$2.03 billion	$2.10 billion	View	Listen
1/22/2016	Q415	$0.87	$0.91	$2.04 billion	$2.05 billion	View	Listen
10/16/2015	Q315	$0.84	$1.00	$2.04 billion	$2.03 billion	View	Listen
7/17/2015	Q215	$0.81	$0.89	$2.02 billion	$2.10 billion	View	Listen
4/20/2015	Q115	$0.72	$0.78	$2.01 billion	$2.03 billion	View	N/A
1/16/2015	Q414	$0.81	$0.88		$2.06 billion	View	N/A
10/17/2014	Q314	$0.79	$0.81		$1.92 billion	View	Listen
7/21/2014	Q214	$0.73	$0.81	$2.07 billion	$2.10 billion	View	N/A
4/21/2014	Q1	$0.66	$0.73	$2.01 billion	$2.11 billion	View	Listen
1/17/2014	Q413	$0.69	$0.77	$2.03 billion	$2.29 billion	View	Listen
10/18/2013	Q313	$0.69	$0.66	$2.13 billion	$3.84 billion	View	Listen
7/19/2013	Q2 2013	$0.67	$0.68	$2.16 billion	$2.10 billion	View	Listen
4/19/2013	Q1 2013	$0.62	$0.63	$2.25 billion	$2.11 billion	View	Listen
1/18/2013	Q4 2012	$0.62	$0.65	$2.31 million	$2.30 billion	View	Listen
10/22/2012		$2.01	$1.98			View	N/A
7/20/2012		$0.45	$0.50			View	N/A
4/23/2012		$0.34	$0.46			View	N/A
1/20/2012		$0.28	$0.28			View	N/A
10/21/2011		$0.36	$0.39			View	N/A
7/22/2011		$0.31	$0.33			View	N/A
4/21/2011		$0.14	$0.22			View	N/A
1/21/2011		$0.07	$0.23			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.51 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.62 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	6	$0.70	$0.87	$0.80
Q2 2016	4	$0.84	$0.89	$0.87
Q3 2016	5	$0.84	$0.90	$0.87
Q4 2016	5	$0.81	$0.93	$0.88
Q1 2017	4	$0.81	$0.90	$0.85
Q2 2017	4	$0.87	$0.96	$0.92
Q3 2017	4	$0.92	$1.01	$0.97
Q4 2017	2	$0.97	$1.00	$0.99

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI)

Annual Dividend:	$1.04
Dividend Yield:	2.43%
Dividend Growth:	66.30% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	28.18% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 29.63% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 28.73% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	3 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/9/2016	quarterly	$0.26	2.48%	8/29/2016	8/31/2016	9/15/2016
4/26/2016	quarterly	$0.24	2.26%	5/26/2016	5/31/2016	6/15/2016
2/9/2016	quarterly	$0.24	2.92%	2/24/2016	2/26/2016	3/15/2016
11/10/2015	quarterly	$0.24	2.21%	11/25/2015	11/30/2015	12/15/2015
8/11/2015	quarterly	$0.24	2.24%	8/27/2015	8/31/2015	9/15/2015
4/28/2015	quarterly	$0.24	2.3%	5/27/2015	5/29/2015	6/15/2015
2/10/2015	quarterly	$0.20	1.96%	2/25/2015	2/27/2015	3/16/2015
11/11/2014	quarterly	$0.20	2.01%	11/25/2014	11/28/2014	12/15/2014
8/12/2014	quarterly	$0.20	2.17%	8/27/2014	8/29/2014	9/15/2014
4/22/2014	quarterly	$0.20	2.05%	5/28/2014	5/30/2014	6/16/2014
2/11/2014	quarterly	$0.10	1.08%	2/26/2014	2/28/2014	3/14/2014
11/12/2013	quarterly	$0.10	1.13%	11/26/2013	11/29/2013	12/16/2013
8/13/2013	quarterly	$0.10	1.14%	8/28/2013	8/30/2013	9/16/2013
4/23/2013	quarterly	$0.10	1.38%	5/29/2013	5/31/2013	6/14/2013
2/12/2013	quarterly	$0.05	0.69%	2/27/2013	3/1/2013	3/15/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.67%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 82.37%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
7/26/2016	Susan S Johnson	Insider	Sell	1,118	$42.40	$47,403.20
5/2/2016	Anil T Cheriyan	Insider	Sell	10,000	$42.00	$420,000.00
4/27/2016	Aleem Gillani	CFO	Sell	23,664	$42.49	$1,005,483.36
2/26/2016	Jerome T Lienhard	CEO	Sell	10,000	$34.54	$345,400.00
2/12/2016	Paul R Garcia	Director	Buy	3,000	$33.20	$99,600.00
2/9/2016	Aleem Gillani	CFO	Buy	200	$31.80	$6,360.00
1/28/2016	Mark A Chancy	EVP	Sell	14,605	$35.46	$517,893.30
1/25/2016	Aleem Gillani	CFO	Buy	2,770	$34.69	$96,091.30
11/5/2015	Raymond D. Fortin	EVP	Sell	22,182	$43.39	$962,476.98
8/25/2015	Aleem Gillani	CFO	Buy	2,500	$38.90	$97,250.00
8/17/2015	Mark A Chancy	EVP	Sell	5,000	$44.16	$220,800.00
5/5/2015	Raymond D Fortin	EVP	Sell	20,000	$42.71	$854,200.00
4/28/2015	Bradford R Dinsmore	EVP	Sell	7,500	$41.11	$308,325.00
4/23/2015	Mark A Chancy	EVP	Sell	5,388	$41.19	$221,931.72
1/27/2015	Jerome T Lienhard	CEO	Sell	3,547	$39.16	$138,900.52
1/22/2015	Aleem Gillani	CFO	Sell	9,600	$39.85	$382,560.00
1/21/2015	Mark A Chancy	EVP	Sell	12,000	$38.42	$461,040.00
11/6/2014	Rilla S Delorier	CMO	Sell	2,600	$39.63	$103,038.00
2/28/2014	Thomas Freeman	EVP	Sell	13,157	$37.90	$498,650.30
2/26/2014	Bradford Dinsmore	EVP	Sell	6,833	$37.29	$254,802.57
11/19/2013	Thomas Panther	CAO	Sell	1,351	$36.12	$48,798.12
10/24/2013	David M Ratcliffe	Director	Buy	20,000	$33.30	$666,000.00
5/9/2013	Jerome T Lienhard	CEO	Sell	32,000	$30.75	$984,000.00
2/14/2013	Bradford R Dinsmore	EVP	Sell	5,834	$28.78	$167,902.52

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI)

Date	Headline
	SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) from Money Center Banks – Todays Top Gains (NYSE:STI) twincountynews.com - September 26 at 11:30 AM
	Money Center Banks: SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) Position of the day (NYSE:STI) twincountynews.com - September 23 at 6:53 PM
	SunTrust Banks' Preferred Stock, Series E Shares Cross 5.5% Yield Mark (NYSE:STI) www.forbes.com - September 23 at 3:16 PM
	Money Center Banks: SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) Position of the day - Twin County News (NYSE:STI) twincountynews.com - September 23 at 11:28 AM
	Top Financial Stock Picking: SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI), American Express Company (AXP) - The Independent Republic (NYSE:STI) theindependentrepublic.com - September 23 at 11:28 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:STI) voiceregistrar.com - September 23 at 11:28 AM
	The Real Reason You Shouldn't Own Wells Fargo (WFC) Stock Now (NYSE:STI) finance.yahoo.com - September 22 at 7:06 PM
	Financial Stocks Highlights! SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI), Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) - share market updates (press release) (NYSE:STI) sharemarketupdates.com - September 22 at 11:00 AM
	Analysts Review: SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI), Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) - Newburgh Press (NYSE:STI) newburghpress.com - September 22 at 11:00 AM
	Here's Why You Should Buy SunTrust (STI) Stock Right Now (NYSE:STI) finance.yahoo.com - September 22 at 11:00 AM
	SunTrust Bank Commemorates 125th Anniversary - PR Newswire (press release) (NYSE:STI) www.prnewswire.com - September 20 at 10:41 AM
	Is this Large Market Cap Stock target price reasonable for SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI)? - The Daily Leicester (NYSE:STI) thedailyleicester.com - September 20 at 10:41 AM
	$SCTY & $STI - SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) & SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) Traders Recap - Money News (NYSE:STI) www.newsismoney.com - September 20 at 10:41 AM
	High Market Cap Stock of the Day – SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) (NYSE:STI) twincountynews.com - September 19 at 7:27 PM
	Shares now up at $43.86 (STI) SunTrust Bank Commemorates 125th… (NYSE:STI) www.fidaily.com - September 19 at 7:27 PM
	SunTrust Bank Commemorates 125th Anniversary (NYSE:STI) finance.yahoo.com - September 19 at 7:26 PM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Concho Resources Inc (NYSE ... - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:STI) voiceregistrar.com - September 19 at 11:42 AM
	Notable ETF Outflow Detected - PWV, C, MET, STI (NYSE:STI) www.nasdaq.com - September 17 at 11:20 AM
	SunTrust On Sarepta Therapeutics: FDA Likely To Deny Approval For Eteplirsen (NYSE:STI) feeds.benzinga.com - September 14 at 4:18 PM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:STI) voiceregistrar.com - September 14 at 11:50 AM
	SunTrust: AMT, CCI, SBAC should benefit as cellphone tower capex swells (NYSE:STI) seekingalpha.com - September 13 at 5:33 PM
	GreenSky Scores $3.6 Billion Valuation From Fifth Third Bancorp (NYSE:STI) ih.advfn.com - September 13 at 11:38 AM
	SUNTRUST BANKS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NYSE:STI) biz.yahoo.com - September 12 at 11:30 AM
	Five tips for being financially fit (NYSE:STI) finance.yahoo.com - September 12 at 11:30 AM
	Pandora +4.2% as SunTrust's Peck upgrades to Buy (NYSE:STI) seekingalpha.com - September 12 at 10:17 AM
	Brokerage Firm Rating Update on SunTrust Banks (STI) (NYSE:STI) magseriesusa.net - September 10 at 11:25 AM
	Deutsche Steps To The Sidelines On Sprouts Farmers Market (NYSE:STI) feeds.benzinga.com - September 8 at 3:18 PM
	Update on SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) for the day (NYSE:STI) twincountynews.com - September 8 at 11:22 AM
	SunTrust: Electronic Payments Can Help Businesses Combat the ... - PR Newswire (press release) (NYSE:STI) www.prnewswire.com - September 7 at 7:37 PM
	Active Momentum Financial Stocks- Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C ... - Seneca Globe (NYSE:STI) www.senecaglobe.com - September 7 at 7:37 PM
	Is SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI), a large market cap stock a smart buy? (NYSE:STI) twincountynews.com - September 7 at 11:11 AM
	SunTrust: Electronic Payments Can Help Businesses Combat the Number One Cause of Fraud (NYSE:STI) finance.yahoo.com - September 7 at 11:11 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV), SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:STI) voiceregistrar.com - September 6 at 7:37 PM
	Today's Top Gainers in the Market SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) from Financial - The Daily Leicester (NYSE:STI) thedailyleicester.com - September 6 at 7:37 PM
	ComScore -4.6% as probe rolls on and SunTrust goes Neutral (NYSE:STI) seekingalpha.com - September 6 at 1:31 PM
	SunTrust Robinson Humphrey’s Robert Peck addresses pros and cons of theorized Twitter acquirers (NYSE:STI) seekingalpha.com - September 6 at 12:27 PM
	Analysts Opinion on Price Target: SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) - Post Registrar (NYSE:STI) postregistrar.com - September 6 at 11:16 AM
	SunTrust to Announce Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Results Friday, October 21, 2016 (NYSE:STI) www.publicnow.com - September 6 at 11:16 AM
	5 Best Companies to Refinance Your Car (STI) (NYSE:STI) www.investopedia.com - September 5 at 6:34 PM
	Shares Continuing to Trade Above Moving Averages: SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) - Post News (NYSE:STI) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 2 at 7:25 PM
	Is SunTrust Banks, Inc.(NYSE: STI), a large market cap stock a smart buy? - The Daily Leicester (NYSE:STI) thedailyleicester.com - September 2 at 7:25 PM
	The Statistics Don't Lie: SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) Earnings Preview - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:STI) voiceregistrar.com - September 2 at 7:25 PM
	Majority of Millennials rather get mortgage information in person (NYSE:STI) www.bizjournals.com - September 2 at 12:23 PM
	Shares Charging Up to a Recent High: SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE ... - Post News (NYSE:STI) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 1 at 7:28 PM
	Analysts Advise About SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) - The Independent Republic (NYSE:STI) theindependentrepublic.com - September 1 at 7:28 PM
	Twitter still not in play according to SunTrust Robinson Humphrey's Robert Peck (NYSE:STI) seekingalpha.com - September 1 at 12:49 PM
	Stocks in Review: SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI), HCP, Inc. (HCP), Exact Sciences Corporation (EXAS) - iStreetWire (NYSE:STI) istreetwire.com - September 1 at 10:42 AM
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	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV), SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:STI) voiceregistrar.com - August 26 at 7:15 PM
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