Q3 EPS Estimate for Fifth Third Bancorp Boosted by Analyst

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in a report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.96 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.92. The consensus estimate for Fifth Third Bancorp’s current full-year earnings is $3.67 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Fifth Third Bancorp’s FY2025 earnings at $3.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.87 EPS.

FITB has been the topic of a number of other research reports. DA Davidson increased their target price on Fifth Third Bancorp from $49.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays increased their price objective on Fifth Third Bancorp from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Fifth Third Bancorp from $52.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp from $45.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Fifth Third Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.75.

Fifth Third Bancorp Stock Down 1.3 %

FITB stock opened at $43.43 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80. Fifth Third Bancorp has a 12 month low of $32.29 and a 12 month high of $49.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.12 billion, a PE ratio of 13.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.23. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $43.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.49.

Fifth Third Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.37 dividend. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.41%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Fifth Third Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 47.13%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Fifth Third Bancorp

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 20,505 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $878,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Fifth Third Bancorp by 7.5% in the third quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 3,332 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 232 shares during the period. Eads & Heald Wealth Management lifted its position in Fifth Third Bancorp by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Eads & Heald Wealth Management now owns 8,201 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $347,000 after buying an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its stake in Fifth Third Bancorp by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 6,763 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $285,000 after buying an additional 236 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 5,475 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $231,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.79% of the company’s stock.

About Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Fifth Third Bank, National Association that engages in the provision of a range of financial products and services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Commercial Banking, Consumer and Small Business Banking, and Wealth and Asset Management.