The stock of Regions Financial Corp (RF) has gone down by -0.54% for the week, with a -10.96% drop in the past month and a -15.69% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.97%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.64% for RF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.41% for RF’s stock, with a -6.37% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Regions Financial Corp (NYSE: RF) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Regions Financial Corp (NYSE: RF) is above average at 11.08x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.04.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for RF is 902.40M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.08% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of RF on March 17, 2025 was 8.38M shares.
RF) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Regions Financial Corp (NYSE: RF) has plunged by -0.07 when compared to previous closing price of 21.43, but the company has seen a -0.54% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-16 that Seven of the ten lowest-priced BBB “Safer” dividend stocks, including Altria, Verizon, and Conagra, meet the dogcatcher ideal of dividends from $1000 invested exceeding single share prices. Analysts project 15.22% to 43.43% net gains for top-ten BBB dividend dogs by March 2026, with U.S. Bancorp and KeyCorp leading. Five BBB stocks, such as KeyCorp and Truist, show negative free cash flow margins, making them unsafe buys despite high yields.
Analysts’ Opinion of RF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RF stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for RF by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for RF in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $32 based on the research report published on December 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RF reach a price target of $28, previously predicting the price at $27. The rating they have provided for RF stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 31st, 2024.
Stephens gave a rating of “Overweight” to RF, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on October 29th of the previous year.
RF Trading at -9.19% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.64%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.97%, as shares sank -12.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.27% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RF fell by -0.88%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.96% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.64. In addition, Regions Financial Corp saw -8.95% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at RF starting from JOHNSON JOIA M, who purchase 2,300 shares at the price of $21.18 back on Mar 11 ’25. After this action, JOHNSON JOIA M now owns 17,486 shares of Regions Financial Corp, valued at $48,702 using the latest closing price.
SUQUET JOSE S, the Director of Regions Financial Corp, purchase 549 shares at $24.70 during a trade that took place back on Jan 28 ’25, which means that SUQUET JOSE S is holding 33,791 shares at $13,561 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.29 for the present operating margin
- 1.07 for the gross margin
The net margin for Regions Financial Corp stands at 0.23. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 10.72, with 1.22 for asset returns.
Based on Regions Financial Corp (RF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.27 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.45 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -1.65. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.86. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.31for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.12.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Regions Financial Corp (RF) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
