Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Regions Financial Stock Will Climb or Sink?

Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Financial Corporation (RF) is a major regional bank offering retail and commercial banking, mortgage, and wealth-management services across the Southern and Midwestern U.S. Valued at a market cap of $21.6 billion, the company provides retail, commercial, and mortgage banking, as well as asset management, wealth management, securities brokerage, trust services, and mergers and acquisitions advisory services. 

This regional bank has trailed the broader market over the past 52 weeks. Shares of RF have surged 3.3% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has gained 18.5%. On a YTD basis, the stock is up 2.7%, lagging SPX’s 15.1% gains.