Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for FITB

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.73. The consensus estimate for Fifth Third Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $3.67 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Fifth Third Bancorp’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp from $45.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Fifth Third Bancorp from $43.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. StockNews.com cut Fifth Third Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on Fifth Third Bancorp from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Fifth Third Bancorp currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.75.

Fifth Third Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FITB opened at $44.06 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.54 billion, a PE ratio of 14.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.23. Fifth Third Bancorp has a 1-year low of $33.03 and a 1-year high of $49.07. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $43.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $43.49.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fifth Third Bancorp

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp during the third quarter valued at $69,000. Creative Planning lifted its stake in Fifth Third Bancorp by 1.8% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 236,317 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $10,124,000 after buying an additional 4,116 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp by 5.3% in the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 8,531 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $365,000 after buying an additional 426 shares during the period. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp by 1.3% in the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 36,774 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,575,000 after buying an additional 454 shares during the period. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp by 23.9% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 9,325 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 1,796 shares in the last quarter. 83.79% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Fifth Third Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.36%. Fifth Third Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.13%.

Fifth Third Bancorp Company Profile

Fifth Third Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Fifth Third Bank, National Association that engages in the provision of a range of financial products and services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Commercial Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking, and Wealth and Asset Management.