Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for RF Q2 Earnings

Regions Financial Co. (NYSE:RF) – Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Regions Financial in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $0.57 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Regions Financial’s current full-year earnings is $2.26 per share.

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The bank reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.81 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.84 billion. Regions Financial had a return on equity of 12.83% and a net margin of 20.20%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.37 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on RF. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Regions Financial from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on shares of Regions Financial from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Regions Financial from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Regions Financial from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on Regions Financial from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $25.53.

Regions Financial Trading Up 3.5 %

Regions Financial stock opened at $19.76 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $21.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.52. The company has a market capitalization of $17.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.01. 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.

Regions Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 2nd will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.06%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 2nd. Regions Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.08%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Regions Financial news, Director Joia M. Johnson acquired 2,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $21.18 per share, for a total transaction of $48,714.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 17,486 shares in the company, valued at approximately $370,353.48. The trade was a 15.15 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.29% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Regions Financial

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted its stake in Regions Financial by 122.9% during the fourth quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 1,150 shares of the bank’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 634 shares during the last quarter. Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new position in shares of Regions Financial during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Picton Mahoney Asset Management boosted its position in shares of Regions Financial by 2,354.9% during the 4th quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 1,252 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,201 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Regions Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust increased its position in Regions Financial by 76.6% during the first quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 1,876 shares of the bank’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 814 shares during the last quarter. 79.39% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.