Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Trims Holdings in Regions Financial Corporation $RF

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund lowered its stake in shares of Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) by 13.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 151,533 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 23,600 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Regions Financial were worth $3,996,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of RF. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Regions Financial by 7.2% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 19,152 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $416,000 after purchasing an additional 1,278 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP boosted its holdings in Regions Financial by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 76,797 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,669,000 after purchasing an additional 22,216 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Regions Financial by 54.0% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,296 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $195,000 after buying an additional 2,908 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Regions Financial by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 161,033 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,787,000 after buying an additional 3,467 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Regions Financial by 8.1% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 263,612 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $6,538,000 after buying an additional 19,643 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.39% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on RF shares. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $27.00 price objective (down from $30.00) on shares of Regions Financial in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Barclays upped their price target on Regions Financial from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Regions Financial from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Regions Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of Regions Financial from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $29.21.

Regions Financial Stock Performance

Shares of Regions Financial stock opened at $27.77 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The business has a 50-day moving average of $26.70 and a 200 day moving average of $25.99. Regions Financial Corporation has a 12 month low of $17.74 and a 12 month high of $29.25.

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 16th. The bank reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.61 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. Regions Financial had a return on equity of 13.05% and a net margin of 22.49%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.56 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Regions Financial Corporation will post 2.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Regions Financial declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, December 10th that authorizes the company to repurchase $3.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the bank to repurchase up to 12.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Regions Financial News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Regions Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management said AI drove roughly 20% productivity improvement and digital engagement rose — a structural efficiency gain that can boost long‑term margins. Regions Says AI Lifts Productivity 20% as Loan Growth Cools
• Positive Sentiment: Regions reported revenue and fee income growth for 2025 and cited record wealth-management and treasury-management income for the year — diversification away from pure net‑interest income. Regions Reports Strong Earnings Growth in 2025
• Neutral Sentiment: Full Q4 materials and the earnings‑call transcript provide management’s detailed commentary on capital allocation, expense plans and outlook — useful for reassessing forward estimates. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 EPS of $0.57 missed consensus ($0.61) and revenue of $1.92B missed estimates — the headline miss pressured sentiment. Regions Q4 earnings summary
• Negative Sentiment: Higher non‑interest expenses (driven by elevated investment and technology spending) and cooler loan balances reduced EPS and prompted caution on near‑term earnings momentum. Regions Financial Q4 Earnings Miss on Higher Expenses

Regions Financial Profile

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF) is a U.S. bank holding company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, that provides a broad range of banking and financial services. Its primary banking subsidiary, Regions Bank, serves retail and commercial customers through a combination of branch and ATM networks, digital channels and relationship-based delivery. The company offers deposit accounts, consumer and commercial loans, mortgage origination and servicing, and payment and treasury services.

In addition to core banking, Regions offers wealth management, trust and brokerage services, insurance solutions, and capital markets capabilities to corporate and institutional clients.