Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) Stock Has Average Price Target of $31.53

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $31.53.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on RF shares. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Regions Financial from $32.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $34.00 target price on shares of Regions Financial in a report on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Regions Financial in a research report on Thursday. TD Cowen began coverage on shares of Regions Financial in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $30.00 price target for the company. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Regions Financial from $34.00 to $31.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 23rd.

Institutional Trading of Regions Financial

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Regions Financial by 6.2% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 50,667,092 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,543,092,000 after purchasing an additional 2,953,594 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Regions Financial by 75.7% during the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 13,358,969 shares of the bank’s stock worth $348,936,000 after purchasing an additional 5,754,487 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Regions Financial by 1.4% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 9,827,358 shares of the bank’s stock worth $256,633,000 after purchasing an additional 140,398 shares during the period. Nykredit A S bought a new stake in Regions Financial in the second quarter worth approximately $236,756,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in Regions Financial in the second quarter worth approximately $219,068,000. 79.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Regions Financial News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Regions reported third-quarter net income of $611 million, or $0.71 diluted EPS, while adjusted EPS was reported at $0.73—above analyst expectations of roughly $0.66-$0.67. Revenue reached approximately $1.97 billion, up 3% year over year and broadly in line with estimates. Regions Reports Earnings of $611 Million and EPS of $0.71 in 3Q 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Net interest income increased 3.3% to $1.3 billion, supported by fixed-rate asset turnover, while noninterest income rose 7.1% sequentially to $675 million. Average loans grew 0.5%, and improving credit quality helped support profitability. Regions Financial Posts Higher Profit, Revenue
• Positive Sentiment: The bank approved a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, or $1.20 annually, representing a yield of approximately 4.4%. Investors may view the payout as supportive of RF’s income-investment appeal. Regions Financial Approves Dividends
• Neutral Sentiment: Noninterest expense declined slightly from the prior quarter, but average deposits fell 1.2% to $129.1 billion. The common equity Tier 1 ratio was an estimated 10.8%, indicating solid capitalization but limited excess capital flexibility.
• Negative Sentiment: Regions expects AI-related cybersecurity investments to increase adjusted noninterest expense by 1.5% to 3.5% in 2026; equipment and software expense already rose 6%. Higher costs could pressure future earnings. Regions Bank Says AI Cybersecurity Drives Up Costs 1.5% to 3.5%
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary noted that the dividend increase may be difficult to repeat because payout targets are approaching management’s stated ceiling and certain loan portfolios remain a concern. This limits the likelihood of another outsized dividend boost.

Regions Financial Stock Performance

Shares of RF stock opened at $27.47 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $29.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $28.98. Regions Financial has a 12 month low of $22.70 and a 12 month high of $32.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.77, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26.

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 16th. The bank reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.07. Regions Financial had a return on equity of 12.88% and a net margin of 23.33%. The company had revenue of $1.99 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.99 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.63 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Regions Financial will post 2.63 EPS for the current year.

Regions Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 1st will be paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 1st. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. Regions Financial’s payout ratio is currently 48.98%.

Regions Financial Company Profile

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF) is a financial services company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Through its principal subsidiary, Regions Bank, the company provides banking and related financial services to consumers, businesses, and institutions.

Regions offers a range of products and services, including checking and savings accounts, consumer and commercial loans, mortgages, credit cards, treasury and cash-management services, investment and wealth-management solutions, and capital-markets services.