DA Davidson Expects Weaker Earnings for Regions Financial

Regions Financial Co. (NYSE:RF - Free Report) - DA Davidson decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Regions Financial in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter now anticipates that the bank will earn $0.50 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.52. The consensus estimate for Regions Financial's current full-year earnings is $2.26 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Regions Financial's FY2026 earnings at $2.41 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on RF. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Regions Financial from $29.00 to $22.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Regions Financial from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Regions Financial from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Truist Financial dropped their price target on Regions Financial from $26.00 to $24.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Regions Financial from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $26.42.

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Regions Financial Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:RF traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $18.79. The stock had a trading volume of 4,241,314 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,913,586. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.86. Regions Financial has a twelve month low of $17.72 and a twelve month high of $27.96. The firm has a market cap of $17.01 billion, a PE ratio of 9.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 17th. The bank reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.01. Regions Financial had a return on equity of 12.83% and a net margin of 20.20%. The business had revenue of $1.82 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.86 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.39 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up .2% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Regions Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quarry LP lifted its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 29.5% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,729 shares of the bank's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 394 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its holdings in Regions Financial by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 17,458 shares of the bank's stock valued at $411,000 after acquiring an additional 420 shares during the period. Prossimo Advisors LLC lifted its position in Regions Financial by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Prossimo Advisors LLC now owns 19,270 shares of the bank's stock worth $453,000 after acquiring an additional 430 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust boosted its holdings in shares of Regions Financial by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 24,382 shares of the bank's stock worth $573,000 after acquiring an additional 436 shares during the period. Finally, Lake Street Advisors Group LLC grew its position in shares of Regions Financial by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 19,173 shares of the bank's stock valued at $456,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. 79.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Regions Financial news, Director Joia M. Johnson acquired 2,300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $21.18 per share, with a total value of $48,714.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 17,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $370,353.48. This represents a 15.15 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders bought a total of 3,868 shares of company stock valued at $86,722 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.29% of the company's stock.

Regions Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.32%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. Regions Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 51.55%.

Regions Financial Company Profile

Regions Financial Corporation, a financial holding company, provides banking and bank-related services to individual and corporate customers. 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; deposit products; and securities underwriting and placement, loan syndication and placement, foreign exchange, derivatives, merger and acquisition, and other advisory services.