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ConsensusHold53 ratings
Bullish2649.0%
Neutral2445.3%
Bearish35.7%
Truist Financial Corporation · TFC · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026
Truist targets growth and 15% ROTCE amid credit and funding risks
The analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: management sees loan growth, digital engagement, payments, wealth inflows, and expense discipline supporting its medium-term targets, while funding, credit, and execution risks remain material.
Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services
$57.66B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.00
Consensus $1.09
EPS surprise
-8.3%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$5.29B
Consensus $5.31B
Revenue surprise
-0.2%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+1.8%
Event window
SPY move
+1.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
+0.6%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.1×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+3.5%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did TFC rise 1.8% after missing EPS estimates in FY2025 Q4?What changed in TFC's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for TFC after FY2025 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior analysis, the current analysis emphasizes the maintained 2026 growth and capital-return objectives while adding detail on the new card and treasury-management fee reporting line, a legal settlement charge, and the reported increase in digital chat engagement from Ask Truist Assist.
Guidance delta
Maintained; management continues to target 4–5% revenue growth, 3–4% loan growth, $4 billion of 2026 share repurchases, and 15% ROTCE by 2027.
Key takeaways
- Management described broad-based loan growth across consumer, small business, and wholesale segments.
- Digital initiatives, including LightStream integration and Truist Assist, were identified as engagement and efficiency drivers.
- Payments and treasury-management fees and wealth inflows remain central growth drivers.
- Management continues to target 4–5% revenue growth, 3–4% loan growth, and $4 billion of 2026 share repurchases.
- The main counterweights are funding-cost volatility, credit losses, execution risk, and legal or regulatory costs.
Management priorities
- Open 100 insight-driven branches in high-growth markets.
- Integrate LightStream and AI tools across mobile and branch experiences.
- Accelerate payments and treasury-management product development.
- Pursue $4 billion of share repurchases in 2026.
- Work toward 15% ROTCE by 2027 through revenue growth and expense discipline.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$46.28Current
$36Low
$56.74Average
$136High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | 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 |
| UBS | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 7, 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 $46.28. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $51 | +23.2% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $52.5 | +21.0% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $57 | $51.1 | +23.2% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Benjamin Gerlinger | $54 | $50.58 | +16.7% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $59 | $49.78 | +27.5% | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $62 | $51.02 | +34.0% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $50.91 | +14.5% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $45 | $50.56 | -2.8% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $69 | $51.9 | +49.1% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $64 | $55.03 | +38.3% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $50.58 | +25.3% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $53 | $50.02 | +14.5% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $50.51 | +8.0% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $51.18 | +21.0% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | John Pancari | $58 | $50.4 | +25.3% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $50.42 | +25.3% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Jason Goldberg | $56 | $49.74 | +21.0% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $43.45 | +18.8% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $48 | $42.6 | +3.7% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $55 | $42.6 | +18.8% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $50 | $45.92 | +8.0% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $54 | $46.02 | +16.7% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $43 | $35.31 | -7.1% | Apr 21, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $52 | $43.11 | +12.4% | Mar 5, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Gerard Cassidy | $46 | $42.95 | -0.6% | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Stephens | Terry McEvoy | $50 | $41.63 | +8.0% | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Scott Siefers | $43 | $44.22 | -7.1% | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Stephen Biggar | $51 | $43.78 | +10.2% | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Bill Carcache | $45 | $43.78 | -2.8% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $48 | $43.78 | +3.7% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | David George | $45 | $42.44 | -2.8% | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Stephens | Terry McEvoy | $47 | $40.18 | +1.6% | May 16, 2024 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $43 | $40.18 | -7.1% | May 16, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Scott Siefers | $41 | $39.48 | -11.4% | May 14, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | David Rochester | $42 | $38.96 | -9.2% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Ebrahim Poonawala | $43 | $37.16 | -7.1% | Jan 4, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | David Konrad | $36 | $28.37 | -22.2% | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Terry McEvoy | $53 | $49.39 | +14.5% | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $51 | $44.08 | +10.2% | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Youssef Squali Squali | $136 | $43.97 | +193.9% | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Stephen Scouten | $55 | $43.04 | +18.8% | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $61 | $49.33 | +31.8% | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $56 | $47.4 | +21.0% | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $49.13 | +23.2% | May 31, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | John Pancari | $74 | $64.11 | +59.9% | Jan 19, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Stephen Scouten | $72 | $66.68 | +55.6% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Barclays | Jason Goldberg | $72 | $59.96 | +55.6% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Mike Mayo | $76 | $59.17 | +64.2% | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Citigroup | Keith Horowitz | $72 | $59.34 | +55.6% | Oct 1, 2021 |
| KBW | David Konrad | $49 | $53.18 | +5.9% | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Compass Point | Dave Rochester | $67 | $59.8 | +44.8% | May 18, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
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.…
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:36:15.940040+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-02T03:46:05.246375+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-02T03:46:05.242429+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
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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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-02. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.