NYSE:STI - SunTrust Banks Stock Price, Price Target & More

SunTrust Banks trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "STI."

SunTrust Banks announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.37%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 30th. View SunTrust Banks' Dividend History.

SunTrust Banks announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, June 28th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 6.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April, 20th. The financial services provider reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.18. The financial services provider had revenue of $2.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.29 billion. SunTrust Banks had a return on equity of 10.05% and a net margin of 24.92%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. View SunTrust Banks' Earnings History.

SunTrust Banks is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July, 20th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for SunTrust Banks.

27 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for SunTrust Banks' stock. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $85.00. On average, they anticipate SunTrust Banks' stock price to reach $70.2727 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for SunTrust Banks.

27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for SunTrust Banks in the last year. There are currently 14 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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Media coverage about STI stock has been trending positive recently, Accern reports. Accern scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. SunTrust Banks earned a coverage optimism score of 0.33 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.26 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

SunTrust Banks' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include DnB Asset Management AS (0.22%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.07%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.04%), Abner Herrman & Brock LLC (0.04%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.03%) and Ledyard National Bank (0.03%). Company insiders that own SunTrust Banks stock include Agnes Bundy Scanlan, Aleem Gillani, Anil T Cheriyan, Frank P Scruggs Jr, Hugh S Cummins III, Jerome T Lienhard, Kyle P Legg, Mark A Chancy, Steven C Voorhees, Susan S Johnson, Thomas E Freeman and Thomas E Panther. View Institutional Ownership Trends for SunTrust Banks.

STI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Clinton Group Inc., Bremer Trust National Association, Cullinan Associates Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Ledyard National Bank, Park National Corp OH and Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold SunTrust Banks company stock in the last year include Agnes Bundy Scanlan, Hugh S Cummins III, Jerome T Lienhard, Kyle P Legg, Mark A Chancy and Susan S Johnson. View Insider Buying and Selling for SunTrust Banks.

STI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DnB Asset Management AS, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Pennsylvania Trust Co, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, IFM Investors Pty Ltd and Atria Investments LLC. Company insiders that have bought SunTrust Banks stock in the last two years include Frank P Scruggs Jr and Steven C Voorhees. View Insider Buying and Selling for SunTrust Banks.

Shares of STI 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of STI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $67.64.

SunTrust Banks has a market capitalization of $31.44 billion and generates $9.74 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.27 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.04 on an earnings per share basis. SunTrust Banks employs 23,785 workers across the globe.

SunTrust Banks' mailing address is 303 PEACHTREE ST NE, ATLANTA GA, 30308. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 800-786-8787 or via email at [email protected]