Truist Financial Co. (NYSE:TFC - Get Free Report) Director K. David Jr. Boyer sold 4,966 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.20, for a total value of $229,429.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 11,246 shares in the company, valued at $519,565.20. This trade represents a 30.63 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.
Shares of Truist Financial stock traded down $0.32 during trading on Friday, reaching $46.85. The company's stock had a trading volume of 612,097 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,236,468. Truist Financial Co. has a one year low of $33.36 and a one year high of $49.06. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $44.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.19 billion, a P/E ratio of -32.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.
Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 17th. The insurance provider reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.08. Truist Financial had a positive return on equity of 9.35% and a negative net margin of 4.89%. The firm had revenue of $5.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.05 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Truist Financial Co. will post 3.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 8th were paid a $0.52 dividend. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.44%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 8th. Truist Financial's payout ratio is -145.45%.
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Truist Financial from $43.50 to $47.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Truist Financial from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. StockNews.com upgraded Truist Financial from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Truist Financial from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Truist Financial from an "underperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Truist Financial presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $47.67.
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A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tradewinds LLC. increased its position in shares of Truist Financial by 0.5% during the third quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 44,513 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $1,904,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Counsel Inc raised its holdings in Truist Financial by 0.4% during the second quarter. Capital Investment Counsel Inc now owns 62,111 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $2,413,000 after acquiring an additional 244 shares in the last quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC boosted its position in Truist Financial by 26.8% during the third quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 1,198 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares during the last quarter. Verum Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Truist Financial by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 10,573 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $411,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares during the period. Finally, CX Institutional raised its stake in Truist Financial by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 8,050 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $313,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.28% of the company's stock.
Truist Financial Corporation, a financial services company, provides banking and trust services in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. The company operates through three segments: Consumer Banking and Wealth, Corporate and Commercial Banking, and Insurance Holdings.Its deposit products include noninterest-bearing checking, interest-bearing checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts.
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