Research Analysts Set Expectations for RF FY2025 Earnings

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Regions Financial in a report released on Monday, November 10th. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter now forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $2.39 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $2.38. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $29.00 target price on the stock. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS.

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The bank reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.81 billion for the quarter. Regions Financial had a return on equity of 13.05% and a net margin of 22.49%.

RF has been the subject of several other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on shares of Regions Financial from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Regions Financial from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $27.00 price target (down from $30.00) on shares of Regions Financial in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Regions Financial from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, Barclays restated an “underweight” rating and issued a $27.00 target price (up previously from $24.00) on shares of Regions Financial in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Regions Financial presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $28.19.

Regions Financial Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of RF stock opened at $25.00 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $21.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.07. Regions Financial has a 1 year low of $17.74 and a 1 year high of $27.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.31.

Institutional Trading of Regions Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Regions Financial by 3.7% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 44,211,562 shares of the bank’s stock worth $960,717,000 after purchasing an additional 1,562,512 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 1.3% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 31,484,310 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $740,511,000 after buying an additional 391,568 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Regions Financial by 0.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,794,677 shares of the bank’s stock worth $557,370,000 after acquiring an additional 109,549 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Regions Financial by 35.7% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 20,990,446 shares of the bank’s stock worth $456,122,000 after acquiring an additional 5,521,772 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Regions Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at about $246,790,000. 79.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Regions Financial

In related news, Director Roger W. Jenkins bought 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $25.48 per share, with a total value of $101,920.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 6,383 shares in the company, valued at $162,638.84. The trade was a 167.86% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Regions Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be paid a $0.265 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 1st. This represents a $1.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. Regions Financial’s payout ratio is 46.70%.

About Regions Financial

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.