The stock of Regions Financial Corp (RF) has seen a 1.81% increase in the past week, with a 11.24% gain in the past month, and a -14.56% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.35%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.27% for RF. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.79% for RF stock, with a simple moving average of -9.80% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Regions Financial Corp (NYSE: RF) Right Now?
Regions Financial Corp (NYSE: RF) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.03x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for RF is 0.98. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 11 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for RF is 902.16M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.02% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of RF on May 08, 2025 was 9.45M shares.
RF) stock’s latest price update
Regions Financial Corp (NYSE: RF)’s stock price has plunge by 0.34relation to previous closing price of 20.71. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 1.81% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-21 that RF’s first-quarter 2025 results reflect a rise in NII and non-interest income along with a decline in expenses.
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 -0.80% 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 -25.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.35%, as shares surge +13.30% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.08% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RF rose by +1.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -5.93% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.02. In addition, Regions Financial Corp saw -11.65% 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:
- 0.31 for the present operating margin
- 1.01 for the gross margin
The net margin for Regions Financial Corp stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 11.33, with 1.28 for asset returns.
Based on Regions Financial Corp (RF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.32. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.12.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.45 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.03. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.19.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Regions Financial Corp (RF) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
