Regions Financial Corp. (RF)
NYSE:RF
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Rating:74Outperform
Price Target:
$31.00
▲(10.20% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/17/26
RF scores well on overall fundamentals (re-accelerating revenue, solid profitability, improving leverage) and a constructive earnings outlook with reiterated 2026 guidance and improving credit trends. The score is held back by compressed margins versus prior-cycle highs and volatile free-cash-flow momentum, while technicals are positive but somewhat stretched and valuation is supportive.
Positive Factors
Low-cost deposit franchise
A structurally low-cost deposit base and declining interest-bearing deposit costs provide durable, stable funding that supports lending and liquidity. This reduces reliance on wholesale funding, helps protect net interest income through rate cycles, and underpins consistent loan growth and capital return capacity.
Negative Factors
Margin compression vs prior cycle
A meaningful, persistent decline from prior-cycle margins reduces structural earnings power and return on equity. Even with cost discipline, narrower spreads driven by asset mix and competitive pressure make it harder to restore past profitability levels and raise sensitivity to adverse rate or spread moves.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Low-cost deposit franchise
A structurally low-cost deposit base and declining interest-bearing deposit costs provide durable, stable funding that supports lending and liquidity. This reduces reliance on wholesale funding, helps protect net interest income through rate cycles, and underpins consistent loan growth and capital return capacity.
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Regions Financial (RF) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$23.72B
Dividend Yield3.74%
Average Volume (3M)14.05M
Price to Earnings (P/E)10.1
Beta (1Y)1.09
Revenue Growth2.92%
EPS Growth16.52%
CountryUS
Employees19,644
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.62
Shares Outstanding854,316,300
10 Day Avg. Volume11,964,243
30 Day Avg. Volume14,053,540
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.58
Price to Book (P/B)1.25
Price to Sales (P/S)2.47
P/FCF Ratio10.87
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.12
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.77
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.71
Enterprise Value/Ebitda9.41
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$30.14Price Target Upside7.16% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering14
EPS Forecast (FY)2.61
Revenue Forecast (FY)$7.84B
Regions Financial Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Regions Financial Corporation, a financial holding company, provides banking and bank-related services to individual and corporate customers. It operates through three segments: Corporate Bank, Consumer Bank, and Wealth Management. The Corporate B...
How the Company Makes Money
Regions primarily makes money through a mix of net interest income and noninterest (fee-based) income generated by its banking and related financial services operations. Net interest income is earned from the spread between (1) interest income on ...
Regions Financial Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 17, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 17, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a largely constructive picture: solid earnings and profitability, loan and deposit growth, improving credit metrics, disciplined expense management, continued capital returns and clear technology transformation progress. Headwinds included quarter-to-quarter NIM compression, a modest decline in noninterest income, a $40 million securities repositioning loss, and a small set of remaining workout credits. Management provided confident, reiterated guidance for NII and noninterest income ranges and outlined actions to support margin and growth, suggesting the positives materially outweigh the manageable negatives.Positive Updates
Strong GAAP Earnings and EPS Growth
Reported Q1 earnings of $539 million and $0.62 per share, representing an 11% increase in earnings and a 15% increase in EPS versus adjusted prior year results.
Negative Updates
Quarterly Margin Compression
Net interest margin came in below expectations at 3.67%, pressured by tighter asset spreads from market conditions, paydowns of higher-yielding loans and remixing into higher-quality credits.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong GAAP Earnings and EPS Growth
Reported Q1 earnings of $539 million and $0.62 per share, representing an 11% increase in earnings and a 15% increase in EPS versus adjusted prior year results.
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Company Guidance
Regions reiterated full‑year 2026 targets: average loans and average deposits both up low single digits versus 2025; net interest income growth of 2.5%–4% for the year (with ~2% rebound expected in Q2) and net interest margin exiting the year in the low 3.70s; interest‑bearing deposit cost exited Q1 at 1.69% (down 13 bps in the quarter) with a following‑cycle beta ~35% (mid‑30s); ~$9 billion of fixed‑rate asset turnover available and the bank sold ~$900 million of short‑duration securities at a $40 million loss with an ~2‑year payback to extend duration; adjusted noninterest income guided to grow 3%–5% (capital markets $90–$105 million/quarter; wealth +9% YoY; treasury management +6% linked‑quarter); adjusted noninterest expense to rise 1.5%–3.5% with positive operating leverage; credit metrics: full‑year net charge‑offs 40–50 bps (Q1 annualized NCOs 54 bps), NPL ratio 71 bps, business‑services criticized 5.15%, allowance ratio 1.68% (coverage of NPLs 238%), and the allowance declined $39 million; capital and liquidity: CET1 estimated 10.7% at quarter end (including AOCI ~9.4%; pro forma fully implemented Basel III ~10.4%), share repurchases of $401 million and $227 million of common dividends executed, and management will target fully implemented CET1 around the midpoint of a 9.25%–9.75% operating range.Regions Financial Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
61
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 9.61B | 9.37B | 9.15B | 7.48B | 6.60B |
| Gross Profit | 7.17B | 6.60B | 7.02B | 6.89B | 6.96B |
| EBITDA | 2.81B | 2.50B | 2.84B | 3.23B | 3.59B |
| Net Income | 2.16B | 1.89B | 2.07B | 2.25B | 2.52B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 159.55B | 157.30B | 152.19B | 155.22B | 162.94B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 38.47B | 34.16B | 34.91B | 39.16B | 57.89B |
| Total Debt | 4.88B | 6.49B | 2.33B | 2.28B | 2.41B |
| Total Liabilities | 140.45B | 139.39B | 134.70B | 139.27B | 144.61B |
| Stockholders Equity | 19.04B | 17.88B | 17.43B | 15.95B | 18.33B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 2.18B | 1.45B | 2.15B | 2.81B | 2.96B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.18B | 1.60B | 2.31B | 3.10B | 3.03B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.42B | -262.00M | -1.61B | -12.94B | -2.87B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -568.00M | 2.58B | -5.13B | -8.35B | 11.29B |
Regions Financial Technical Analysis
Positive
28.13
Price Trends
27.49
Positive
27.35
Positive
26.13
Positive
Market Momentum
0.34
Negative
63.23
Neutral
82.07
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For RF, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 28.13 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 26.65, above the 50-day MA of 27.49, and above the 200-day MA of 26.13, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.34 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 63.23 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 82.07 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for RF.
Regions Financial Risk Analysis
Regions Financial disclosed 50 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Regions Financial reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Regions Financial Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | $23.72B | 10.08 | 11.78% | 3.74% | 2.92% | 16.52% | |
71 Outperform | $44.97B | 58.08 | 8.86% | 3.14% | 7.66% | -5.41% | |
71 Outperform | $33.41B | 13.98 | 8.82% | 3.50% | 9.60% | 0.60% | |
70 Outperform | $23.20B | 10.41 | 9.74% | 3.90% | 20.85% | ― | |
68 Neutral | $27.11B | 12.33 | 7.63% | 2.89% | -0.04% | 34.70% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
67 Neutral | $22.56B | 10.52 | 9.94% | 0.37% | -2.36% | -0.42% |
* Financial Sector Average
RF
Regions Financial
27.76
8.13
41.43%
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KEY
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CFG
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63.79
27.77
77.09%
Regions Financial Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Regions Financial posts strong first-quarter 2026 earnings growth
Positive
Apr 17, 2026
On April 17, 2026, Regions reported first-quarter 2026 net income available to common shareholders of $539 million and diluted EPS of $0.62, with total revenue up 5 percent year over year to $1.9 billion and pre-tax pre-provision income up 8 perce...
Business Operations and Strategy
Regions Financial Highlights Growth Strategy in Investor Presentations
Positive
Feb 9, 2026
Regions Financial said executives will brief institutional investors in February and March 2026 using a detailed investor deck that underscores the bank’s strategy of driving diversified growth while maintaining tight risk controls and disci...
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Regions Financial Expands Stockholder Rights With Bylaw Changes
Positive
Feb 4, 2026
On February 4, 2026, Regions Financial Corporation’s board of directors approved amendments to the company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws that expand stockholder rights and update governance provisions. The revisions allow one or more ...
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