Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for FITB Earnings

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Fifth Third Bancorp in a report released on Wednesday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.89 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.92. The consensus estimate for Fifth Third Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $3.68 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Fifth Third Bancorp’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.99 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. DA Davidson raised shares of Fifth Third Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $42.00 to $47.00 in a report on Monday, June 9th. TD Cowen initiated coverage on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $52.00 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $47.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $47.80.

Fifth Third Bancorp Stock Down 0.5%

FITB stock opened at $45.27 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. Fifth Third Bancorp has a twelve month low of $32.25 and a twelve month high of $49.07. The company’s 50 day moving average is $43.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.08. The stock has a market cap of $29.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.06, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 0.93.

Fifth Third Bancorp announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, June 16th that allows the company to repurchase 100,000,000 outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the financial services provider to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fifth Third Bancorp

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. HWG Holdings LP purchased a new stake in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Activest Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp by 1,043.3% in the 2nd quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 686 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 626 shares in the last quarter. Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new stake in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp by 91.3% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 748 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 357 shares in the last quarter. 83.79% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Fifth Third Bank, National Association that engages in the provision of a range of financial products and services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Commercial Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking, and Wealth and Asset Management.