Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) Price Target Raised to $54.00

Truist Financial (NYSE:TFCFree Report) had its target price raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $53.00 to $54.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have an underweight rating on the insurance provider’s stock.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on TFC. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Truist Financial from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of Truist Financial from $53.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Stephens lowered their price objective on shares of Truist Financial from $59.00 to $57.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings upgraded Truist Financial from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Truist Financial from $55.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $54.67.

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Truist Financial Stock Performance

NYSE:TFC opened at $51.91 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $50.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.62. Truist Financial has a twelve month low of $40.78 and a twelve month high of $56.19. The company has a market capitalization of $64.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 0.89.

Truist Financial (NYSE:TFCGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 17th. The insurance provider reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.15. The company 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 revenue for the quarter was up 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Truist Financial will post 4.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Truist Financial Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director K. David Jr. Boyer sold 3,986 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 10,270 shares in the company, valued at approximately $520,689. This represents a 27.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO William H. Rogers, Jr. sold 13,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.36, for a total value of $693,770.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Truist Financial

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Truist Financial by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC now owns 14,713 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $724,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Truist Financial by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 8,205 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $404,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. PCB Capital LLC raised its stake in Truist Financial by 3.0% during the first quarter. PCB Capital LLC now owns 6,744 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $310,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the period. AlphaCore Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Truist Financial by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 2,609 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $128,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC boosted its stake in Truist Financial by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 3,820 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $188,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares during the period. 71.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Truist Financial Company 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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