Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for PNC Earnings

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for The PNC Financial Services Group in a research note issued on Monday, December 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $3.80 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.68. The consensus estimate for The PNC Financial Services Group’s current full-year earnings is $13.45 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for The PNC Financial Services Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.91 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $4.00 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on The PNC Financial Services Group from $212.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Compass Point increased their price target on The PNC Financial Services Group from $175.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of The PNC Financial Services Group from $177.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of The PNC Financial Services Group from $190.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of The PNC Financial Services Group from $209.00 to $229.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, The PNC Financial Services Group has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $200.81.

The PNC Financial Services Group Trading Up 0.5 %

PNC stock opened at $194.08 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $200.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $182.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock has a market cap of $77.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.15. The PNC Financial Services Group has a one year low of $139.69 and a one year high of $216.26.

The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 15th. The financial services provider reported $3.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.30 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $5.43 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.39 billion. The PNC Financial Services Group had a return on equity of 10.88% and a net margin of 14.97%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.60 EPS.

Institutional Trading of The PNC Financial Services Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PNC. State Street Corp increased its stake in The PNC Financial Services Group by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 17,299,381 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,197,791,000 after purchasing an additional 100,573 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in The PNC Financial Services Group by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,286,202 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,939,154,000 after purchasing an additional 123,994 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in The PNC Financial Services Group by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,367,424 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,541,155,000 after purchasing an additional 166,138 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group by 0.4% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,802,981 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $746,772,000 after purchasing an additional 18,397 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group by 6.8% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 3,500,984 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $544,335,000 after purchasing an additional 223,955 shares in the last quarter. 83.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at The PNC Financial Services Group

In related news, Director Andrew T. Feldstein sold 14,509 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.09, for a total transaction of $3,048,195.81. Following the transaction, the director now owns 38,649 shares in the company, valued at $8,119,768.41. The trade was a 27.29 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO William S. Demchak sold 1,242 shares of The PNC Financial Services Group stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.35, for a total transaction of $225,236.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 548,491 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $99,468,842.85. This trade represents a 0.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 29,030 shares of company stock worth $5,894,320. Insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

The PNC Financial Services Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 16th were paid a $1.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 16th. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.30%. The PNC Financial Services Group’s dividend payout ratio is 54.10%.

The PNC Financial Services Group Company Profile

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc operates as a diversified financial services company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Retail Banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking, and Asset Management Group segments. The company's Retail Banking segment offers checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time deposit; residential mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, auto loans, credit cards, education loans, and personal and small business loans and lines of credit; and brokerage, insurance, and investment and cash management services.