CTC Alternative Strategies Ltd. Makes New $685,000 Investment in Truist Financial Corporation $TFC

CTC Alternative Strategies Ltd. purchased a new stake in Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE:TFCFree Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 14,905 shares of the insurance provider’s stock, valued at approximately $685,000. Truist Financial accounts for 1.6% of CTC Alternative Strategies Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Truist Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Truist Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. McMillan Office Inc. acquired a new stake in Truist Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Maseco LLP raised its position in Truist Financial by 53.8% in the 4th quarter. Maseco LLP now owns 652 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Truist Financial by 190.7% in the 4th quarter. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC now owns 657 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 431 shares in the last quarter. 71.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director K. David Jr. Boyer sold 3,986 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.70, for a total value of $202,090.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 10,270 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $520,689. This represents a 27.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO William H. Rogers, Jr. sold 13,250 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.36, for a total value of $693,770.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on TFC shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $54.00 price target (down from $62.00) on shares of Truist Financial in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Truist Financial from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Truist Financial from $53.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Truist Financial from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Truist Financial from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $54.67.

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Truist Financial Price Performance

NYSE:TFC opened at $51.91 on Friday. Truist Financial Corporation has a 52-week low of $40.78 and a 52-week high of $56.19. The company has a market cap of $64.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.62.

Truist Financial (NYSE:TFCGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 17th. The insurance provider reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $5.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.24 billion. Truist Financial had a return on equity of 10.06% and a net margin of 19.13%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Truist Financial Corporation will post 4.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Truist Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%. Truist Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.71%.

Truist Financial Profile

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Truist Financial Corporation is an American bank holding company that provides a broad range of financial services through its primary subsidiary, Truist Bank, and other operating units. The company offers traditional retail banking products and services such as deposit accounts, consumer and residential mortgage lending, and credit and debit card services. Truist also serves commercial clients with middle-market and corporate lending, treasury and payment solutions, and specialty finance products.

Beyond core banking, Truist operates wealth management, asset management, insurance and capital markets businesses.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC)

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