Q1 EPS Estimate for Regions Financial Decreased by Analyst

Regions Financial Co. (NYSE:RF) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) 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 post earnings of $0.50 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

RF has been the topic of a number of other reports. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Regions Financial from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 24th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced 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. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $32.00 price objective (up from $28.00) on shares of Regions Financial in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Compass Point lifted their target price on Regions Financial from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Regions Financial from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $27.17.

Regions Financial Price Performance

Regions Financial stock opened at $22.03 on Thursday. Regions Financial has a 52-week low of $17.72 and a 52-week high of $27.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $23.09 and its 200 day moving average is $23.93. The company has a market cap of $19.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.36, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.19.

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 17th. The bank reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.86 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.39 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis.

Regions Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.54%. Regions Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.55%.

Insider Transactions at Regions Financial

In other news, Director Joia M. Johnson purchased 2,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $21.18 per share, with a total value of $48,714.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 17,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $370,353.48. This represents a 15.15 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last three months, insiders have purchased 3,868 shares of company stock valued at $86,722. 0.29% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Regions Financial

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its position in Regions Financial by 122.9% during the 4th quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 1,150 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 634 shares during the period. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new position in shares of Regions Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Picton Mahoney Asset Management increased its holdings in Regions Financial by 2,354.9% during the fourth quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 1,252 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 1,201 shares during the period. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in Regions Financial in the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Legacy Investment Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Regions Financial during the third quarter worth $37,000. 79.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.