The stock price of Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) has plunged by -2.27 when compared to previous closing price of 41.40, but the company has seen a -2.32% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-25 that Danielle Brill joins firm’s growing sales, trading, and research team ATLANTA, March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Truist Securities announced today that Danielle Brill has joined the firm as managing director, strengthening its equity research coverage in the biotechnology sector. Brill is the latest addition to Truist Securities, as the firm continues to expand its equity platform to broaden its capabilities in high-growth industries.
Is It Worth Investing in Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) Right Now?
Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.15x compared to its average ratio. TFC has 36-month beta value of 0.89. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for TFC is 1.30B, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.98% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of TFC on March 31, 2025 was 7.95M shares.
TFC’s Market Performance
The stock of Truist Financial Corporation (TFC) has seen a -2.32% decrease in the past week, with a -11.49% drop in the past month, and a -8.02% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.93%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.63% for TFC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.60% for TFC stock, with a simple moving average of -6.66% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TFC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TFC stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for TFC by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for TFC in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $52 based on the research report published on March 05, 2025 of the current year 2025.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TFC reach a price target of $50. The rating they have provided for TFC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 07th, 2025.
TFC Trading at -9.58% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TFC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.52% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.63%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.93%, as shares sank -12.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.86% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TFC fell by -2.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.33% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $41.54. In addition, Truist Financial Corporation saw -6.73% 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 TFC starting from Boyer K. David Jr., who sale 4,966 shares at the price of $46.20 back on Dec 04 ’24. After this action, Boyer K. David Jr. now owns 11,246 shares of Truist Financial Corporation, valued at $229,444 using the latest closing price.
Boyer K. David Jr., the Director of Truist Financial Corporation, proposed sale 4,966 shares at $46.20 during a trade that took place back on Dec 04 ’24, which means that Boyer K. David Jr. is holding shares at $229,442 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TFC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.04 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Truist Financial Corporation stands at 0.36. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value -0.11, with -0.01 for asset returns.
Based on Truist Financial Corporation (TFC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -481.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 422.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.81. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.02. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.35.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Truist Financial Corporation (TFC) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
