Q2 EPS Forecast for Regions Financial Reduced by Analyst

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Regions Financial in a research report issued on Friday, June 27th. DA Davidson analyst P. Winter now anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.57. 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 FY2025 earnings at $2.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.48 EPS.

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The bank reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.84 billion. Regions Financial had a return on equity of 13.04% and a net margin of 21.43%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.37 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on RF. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $24.00 price target on shares of Regions Financial in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Regions Financial from $29.00 to $22.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered Regions Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday. Citigroup dropped their target price on Regions Financial from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, TD Cowen started coverage on Regions Financial in a report on Thursday, May 15th. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price objective on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Regions Financial presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $25.80.

Regions Financial Stock Up 0.2%

RF opened at $23.40 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The firm has a market cap of $21.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.25, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.96. Regions Financial has a 52 week low of $17.74 and a 52 week high of $27.96. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $21.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.34.

Regions Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 2nd will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.27%. Regions Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.08%.

Institutional Trading of Regions Financial

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Regions Financial by 3.7% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 44,211,562 shares of the bank’s stock worth $960,717,000 after purchasing an additional 1,562,512 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Regions Financial by 6.5% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 31,092,742 shares of the bank’s stock worth $675,645,000 after purchasing an additional 1,909,162 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Regions Financial by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,028,497 shares of the bank’s stock worth $540,284,000 after purchasing an additional 403,283 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Regions Financial by 35.7% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 20,990,446 shares of the bank’s stock worth $456,122,000 after purchasing an additional 5,521,772 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Regions Financial by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 17,053,457 shares of the bank’s stock worth $401,097,000 after purchasing an additional 1,224,645 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.39% of the company’s stock.

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.