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Truist Financial Corporation · TFC · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024
Truist maintains discipline as Q4 outlook softens
The supplied analysis supports a mixed picture: operating execution, digital client growth, and capital returns were constructive, but softer Q4 guidance, office-loan stress, and funding-cost pressure temper the outlook.
Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services
$59.75B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $0.89
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $5.09B
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-3.5%
Event window
SPY move
+0.0%
Same window
Abnormal move
-3.6%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.7×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+7.7%
Up to 20 sessions
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What drove TFC's -3.5% move after FY2024 Q3 earnings?What changed in TFC's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for TFC after FY2024 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, the focus shifted toward investment-banking and trading momentum, faster digital acquisition, continued capital returns, and a more cautious Q4 outlook. Management also highlighted greater investment in risk, cyber, AI, and data capabilities.
Guidance delta
The supplied analysis characterizes guidance sentiment as lowered, with modest Q4 declines expected in revenue, net interest income, and non-interest income, alongside expected expense growth.
Key takeaways
- Investment banking and trading strength supported revenue growth in the quarter.
- Expense discipline continued, while management emphasized disciplined growth investment.
- Digital acquisition and client growth remained important operating themes.
- Management planned continued capital returns through dividends and share repurchases.
- The outlook acknowledged modest Q4 pressure across key revenue measures.
Management priorities
- Repurchase additional common stock in Q4.
- Enhance the Truist One View digital platform.
- Expand middle-market commercial lending and wallet share.
- Increase investment in risk infrastructure, cyber, AI, and data capabilities.
- Maintain expense discipline aligned with revenue growth.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$48.91Previous close
$36Low
$56.32Average
$136High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 27, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Oct 19, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 20, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 23, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Barclays | Underweight | Equal Weight | Downgrade | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Aug 21, 2025 |
| Compass Point | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 26, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Aug 9, 2024 |
| HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 8, 2024 |
| Stephens& Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Odeon Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 14, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 20, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 6, 2023 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 9, 2020 |
| Janney Capital | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 9, 2020 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 11, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 8, 2019 |
| B. Riley FBR | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 20, 2018 |
| Hilliard Lyons | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 23, 2018 |
| Edward Jones | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 11, 2018 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Aug 4, 2017 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Oct 19, 2016 |
| FBR Capital | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 11, 2016 |
| CLSA | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Sandler O'Neill | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 29, 2016 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | May 16, 2016 |
| Fig Partners | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | May 10, 2016 |
| PiperJaffray | Underweight | Neutral | Downgrade | Mar 28, 2016 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 26, 2015 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 11, 2015 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 8, 2015 |
| Miller Tabak | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Mar 9, 2015 |
| Rafferty | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 27, 2014 |
| Bernstein | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Wunderlich | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 16, 2014 |
| ISI Group | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 7, 2013 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Evercore Partners | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Jun 10, 2013 |
| Drexel Hamilton | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 2, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $48.91. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens | Matt Olney | $54 | $46.32 | +10.4% | Oct 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $46.78 | +4.3% | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $45.58 | +6.3% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Erika Najarian | $50 | $46.45 | +2.2% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $51 | +16.5% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $52.5 | +14.5% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $57 | $51.1 | +16.5% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Benjamin Gerlinger | $54 | $50.58 | +10.4% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $49.78 | +20.6% | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $51.02 | +26.8% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $50.91 | +8.4% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $50.56 | -8.0% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $69 | $51.9 | +41.1% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $64 | $55.03 | +30.9% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $50.58 | +18.6% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $50.02 | +8.4% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $50.51 | +2.2% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $51.18 | +14.5% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | John Pancari | $58 | $50.4 | +18.6% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $50.42 | +18.6% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Jason Goldberg | $56 | $49.74 | +14.5% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $43.45 | +12.5% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $42.6 | -1.9% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $42.6 | +12.5% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $45.92 | +2.2% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $46.02 | +10.4% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $35.31 | -12.1% | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $43.11 | +6.3% | Mar 5, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $46 | $42.95 | -5.9% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Stephens | Terry McEvoy | $50 | $41.63 | +2.2% | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Scott Siefers | $43 | $44.22 | -12.1% | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $51 | $43.78 | +4.3% | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Bill Carcache | $45 | $43.78 | -8.0% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $48 | $43.78 | -1.9% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | David George | $45 | $42.44 | -8.0% | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Stephens | Terry McEvoy | $47 | $40.18 | -3.9% | May 16, 2024 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $43 | $40.18 | -12.1% | May 16, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Scott Siefers | $41 | $39.48 | -16.2% | May 14, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | David Rochester | $42 | $38.96 | -14.1% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Ebrahim Poonawala | $43 | $37.16 | -12.1% | Jan 4, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | David Konrad | $36 | $28.37 | -26.4% | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Terry McEvoy | $53 | $49.39 | +8.4% | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $44.08 | +4.3% | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Youssef Squali Squali | $136 | $43.97 | +178.1% | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Stephen Scouten | $55 | $43.04 | +12.5% | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $49.33 | +24.7% | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $47.4 | +14.5% | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $49.13 | +16.5% | May 31, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $74 | $64.11 | +51.3% | Jan 19, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Stephen Scouten | $72 | $66.68 | +47.2% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $72 | $59.96 | +47.2% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo | $76 | $59.17 | +55.4% | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Citigroup | Keith Horowitz | $72 | $59.34 | +47.2% | Oct 1, 2021 |
| KBW | David Konrad | $49 | $53.18 | +0.2% | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Compass Point | Dave Rochester | $67 | $59.8 | +37.0% | May 18, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationTruist Financial Corporation operates as a diversified financial holding company, providing an extensive array of banking and trust services throughout the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Its business activities are structured across three main segments: Consumer Banking and Wealth, Corporate and Commercial Banking, and Insurance Holdings. The corporation offers a broad spectrum of deposit products, including both interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit (CDs), and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Beyond deposit services, Truist delivers a comprehensive suite of financial solutions. These include various lending options such as automobile, bankcard, consumer, home equity, mortgage, small business, and student loans, alongside specialized commercial financing for areas like floor plan, real estate, and mortgage warehousing, as well as lease and supply chain financing.…
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-10-17T05:10:49.140638+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-27T11:10:41.832357+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-27T11:10:41.829525+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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