Q3 EPS Estimate for Fifth Third Bancorp Boosted by Analyst

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Fifth Third Bancorp in a research note 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 forecast 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.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on FITB. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised 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. Baird R W lowered shares of Fifth Third Bancorp from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp from $51.00 to $52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Fifth Third Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Fifth Third Bancorp currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.75.

Fifth Third Bancorp Trading Up 0.3 %

Fifth Third Bancorp stock opened at $43.58 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $29.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.88, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.23. 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 1 year low of $33.03 and a 1 year high of $49.07. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $43.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $43.49.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FITB. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new position in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp by 89.5% in the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 669 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 316 shares during the last quarter. BankPlus Trust Department bought a new position in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Midwest Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Fifth Third Bancorp in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. 83.79% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Fifth Third Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.37 dividend. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Fifth Third Bancorp’s payout ratio is presently 47.13%.

Fifth Third Bancorp Company Profile

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.