Truist Financial Corporation · TFC · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2025
Truist balances loan growth with fee-revenue and rate risks
The quarter supports a constructive but qualified view: core lending, credit quality, digital execution and capital strength were positives, while fee-revenue weakness, funding costs and rate sensitivity limit the case for a uniformly stronger outlook.
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What changed
Relative to the prior analysis, the focus shifted from lowered revenue guidance toward maintained guidance supported by stronger loan growth, improved asset quality, digital integration and continued capital returns. Investment banking and trading remained the principal offset.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its outlook, with confidence in loan growth, fixed-rate asset repricing and a second-half recovery in investment banking and trading.
Key takeaways
- Loan growth and new client acquisition were the main operating positives.
- Credit quality improved, while digital-platform integration and payments capabilities advanced.
- Capital returns remained strong, but investment banking and trading revenue stayed pressured.
- The outlook depends on funding costs, rate sensitivity and a recovery in market-sensitive businesses.
Management priorities
- Expand consumer, commercial, premier-banking and wealth relationships.
- Advance digital banking, LightStream integration and real-time payments.
- Invest in talent, technology and risk infrastructure.
- Maintain capital returns while managing expenses and credit risk.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 20, 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 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 20, 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 current price $46.11. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $45.58 | +12.8% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Erika Najarian | $50 | $46.45 | +8.4% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $51 | +23.6% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $52.5 | +21.4% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $57 | $51.1 | +23.6% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Benjamin Gerlinger | $54 | $50.58 | +17.1% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $49.78 | +28.0% | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $51.02 | +34.5% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $50.91 | +14.9% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $50.56 | -2.4% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $69 | $51.9 | +49.6% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $64 | $55.03 | +38.8% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $50.58 | +25.8% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $50.02 | +14.9% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $50.51 | +8.4% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $51.18 | +21.4% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | John Pancari | $58 | $50.4 | +25.8% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $50.42 | +25.8% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Jason Goldberg | $56 | $49.74 | +21.4% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $43.45 | +19.3% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $42.6 | +4.1% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $42.6 | +19.3% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $45.92 | +8.4% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $46.02 | +17.1% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $35.31 | -6.7% | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $43.11 | +12.8% | Mar 5, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $46 | $42.95 | -0.2% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Stephens | Terry McEvoy | $50 | $41.63 | +8.4% | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Scott Siefers | $43 | $44.22 | -6.7% | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $51 | $43.78 | +10.6% | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Bill Carcache | $45 | $43.78 | -2.4% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $48 | $43.78 | +4.1% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | David George | $45 | $42.44 | -2.4% | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Stephens | Terry McEvoy | $47 | $40.18 | +1.9% | May 16, 2024 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $43 | $40.18 | -6.7% | May 16, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Scott Siefers | $41 | $39.48 | -11.1% | May 14, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | David Rochester | $42 | $38.96 | -8.9% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Ebrahim Poonawala | $43 | $37.16 | -6.7% | Jan 4, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | David Konrad | $36 | $28.37 | -21.9% | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Terry McEvoy | $53 | $49.39 | +14.9% | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $44.08 | +10.6% | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Youssef Squali Squali | $136 | $43.97 | +194.9% | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Stephen Scouten | $55 | $43.04 | +19.3% | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $49.33 | +32.3% | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $47.4 | +21.4% | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $49.13 | +23.6% | May 31, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $74 | $64.11 | +60.5% | Jan 19, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Stephen Scouten | $72 | $66.68 | +56.1% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $72 | $59.96 | +56.1% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo | $76 | $59.17 | +64.8% | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Citigroup | Keith Horowitz | $72 | $59.34 | +56.1% | Oct 1, 2021 |
| KBW | David Konrad | $49 | $53.18 | +6.3% | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Compass Point | Dave Rochester | $67 | $59.8 | +45.3% | 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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