Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for TFC Earnings

Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE:TFC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Truist Financial in a research note issued on Friday, November 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $1.08 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Truist Financial’s current full-year earnings is $4.00 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Truist Financial’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.39 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.15 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.80 EPS.

Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) last posted its earnings results on Friday, October 17th. The insurance provider reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.05. Truist Financial had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 8.73%. The firm had revenue of $5.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.20 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.97 EPS. Truist Financial’s revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. Truist Financial has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Truist Financial in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Truist Financial in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Piper Sandler set a $48.00 price objective on shares of Truist Financial in a report on Monday, October 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $47.00 target price on shares of Truist Financial in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Truist Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $50.59.

Truist Financial Stock Performance

TFC opened at $44.71 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The business’s 50 day moving average is $44.80 and its 200-day moving average is $43.16. The stock has a market cap of $57.20 billion, a PE ratio of 12.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.92. Truist Financial has a twelve month low of $33.56 and a twelve month high of $49.06.

Institutional Trading of Truist Financial

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Truist Financial by 148.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 23,581 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,023,000 after acquiring an additional 14,093 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC increased its stake in Truist Financial by 8.3% in the 1st quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 29,028 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $1,195,000 after purchasing an additional 2,224 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System raised its holdings in Truist Financial by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 389,591 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $16,032,000 after buying an additional 5,131 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR raised its holdings in Truist Financial by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 131,712 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $5,420,000 after buying an additional 1,659 shares during the period. Finally, Hughes Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Truist Financial during the first quarter valued at about $94,000. 71.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Truist Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 14th will be issued a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 14th. Truist Financial’s payout ratio is presently 55.91%.

About Truist Financial

Truist Financial Corporation, a financial services company, provides banking and trust services in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. The company operates through three segments: Consumer Banking and Wealth, Corporate and Commercial Banking, and Insurance Holdings.Its deposit products include noninterest-bearing checking, interest-bearing checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts.