Regions Financial appears to be not too volatile, given 3 months investment horizon.
Regions Financial Corp maintains Sharpe Ratio (i.e., Efficiency) of 0.22, which implies the firm had 0.22% of return per unit of risk over the last 3 months. Our standpoint towards forecasting the volatility of a stock is to use all available market data together with stock-specific
technical indicators that cannot be
diversified away. We have found twenty-seven
technical indicators for Regions Financial Corp, which you can use to evaluate the future volatility of the company. Please evaluate Regions Financial's Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.1421,
semi deviation of 1.23, and Coefficient Of Variation of 517.98 to confirm if our risk estimates are consistent with your expectations.
Typically, a company's
financial statements are the reports that show the
financial position of the company. There are three main documents that fall into the category of financial statements. These documents include Regions Financial income statement, its balance sheet, and the statement of cash flows. Potential Regions Financial investors and stakeholders use financial statements to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although Regions Financial investors may use each financial statement separately, they are all related. The changes in Regions Financial's assets and liabilities, for example, are also reflected in the revenues and expenses that we see on Regions Financial's income statement, which results in the company's gains or losses. Cash flows can provide more information regarding cash listed on a balance sheet, but not equivalent to net income shown on the income statement. Please read more on our
technical analysis and
fundamental analysis pages.
The goal of Regions Financial
fundamental analysis is to do accurate financial forecasts. There are several possible objectives to fundamental analysis, such as projecting of Regions Financial performance into the future periods or doing a reasonable stock valuation. The intrinsic value of Regions Financial shares is the value that is considered the true value of the share. If
the intrinsic value of Regions is higher than its market price, buying is generally recommended. If it is equal to the market price, it is recommended to hold; and if it is less than the market price, then one should sell all shares Regions Financial. Please read more on our
fundamental analysis page.
How effective is Regions Financial in utilizing its assets?
Regions Financial reports assets on its Balance Sheet. It represents the amount of Regions resources that either has an existing economic value or will provide some form of benefits in the future. By effectively utilizing its assets, Regions Financial aims to generate revenue, control costs, drive operational efficiency, and enhance profitability. Optimizing asset utilization helps maximize shareholder value and maintain a competitive position in the Regional Banks space. To get a better handle on how balance sheet or income statements item affect Regions volatility, please check the breakdown of all its
fundamentals.
Are Regions Financial Earnings Expected to grow?
The
future earnings power of Regions Financial involves the interaction of many company-specific, industry, and economic forces. Earnings estimates embody investors' opinions of Regions Financial factors such as sales growth, product demand, competitive industry environment, profit margins, and cost controls. Regions Financial
stock prices adjust as these expectations change or are proven wrong. The main thing to remember is that equities with high expected earnings growth tend to underperform the market because it is usually difficult to meet the market's high expectations. Companies with low earnings expectations tend to do better than expected. Please use our latest analysis of Regions
expected earnings.
And What about dividends?
A dividend is the distribution of a portion of Regions Financial earnings, decided and managed by the company's board of directors and paid to a class of its shareholders. Note, announcements of dividend payouts are generally accompanied by a proportional increase or decrease in a company's stock price. Regions Financial dividend payments follow a chronological order of events, and the associated dates are important to determine the shareholders who qualify for receiving the dividend payment. Regions one year expected dividend income is about USD0.7 per share.
The Regions Financial's current
Dividends Paid is estimated to increase to about (840.8
M). The current
Dividend Yield is estimated to decrease to 0.04.
Investing in dividend-paying stocks, such as Regions Financial is one of the few strategies that are good for long-term investment. Ex-dividend dates are significant because investors in Regions Financial must own a stock before its ex-dividend date to receive its next dividend.
This type of analysis is very useful when you want to generate a past dividend schedule and payout information for Regions Financial. Then that information in the form of graph and calendar can be used to fully explain how Du Pont dividends can provide a real clue to its valuation.
Regions Financial Gross Profit
Regions Financial Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Regions Financial previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Regions Financial Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Regions Financial's
gross profit and other
fundamental indicators for more details.
What is driving Regions Financial Investor Appetite?
Institutional investors typically avoid acquiring a high percentage of Regions Financial stocks because performing such an act may violate securities laws. They are usually not investing their own money, but rather making investments on behalf of their clients. Let's take a look at how the ownership of Regions is distributed among investors.
Ownership Allocation
Regions Financial Corp has a total of 961.28 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Regions Financial Corp
outstanding shares are owned by
third-party entities. These institutional holders are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to secure positions in Regions Financial Corp to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Regions Financial. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Regions Financial Corp as this could imply that something significant has changed or about to change at the company. Note that regardless of who owns the company, if the true value of the entity is less than the market is willing to pay for it, you may not be able to generate positive returns over time.
| Retail Investors21.88% | | Institutions77.65% |
| Retail Investors | 21.88 |
| Insiders | 0.47 |
| Institutions | 77.65 |
Will Regions Financial latest surge continue?
Risk adjusted performance is down to 0.14. It may indicate a possible volatility dip. Regions Financial Corp has relatively low volatility with skewness of 0.39 and kurtosis of 0.69. However, we advise all investors to independently investigate Regions Financial Corp to ensure all accessible information is consistent with the expectations about its upside potential and future expected returns. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Regions Financial's stock risk against market volatility during both bullying and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Regions Financial's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different stocks as prices fall.
Our Final Take On Regions Financial
Although many of the other players within the banks—regional industry are still a little expensive, even after the recent corrections, Regions Financial may offer a potential longer-term growth to shareholders. Taking everything into account, as of the 22nd of October 2021, our primary 90 days buy-or-sell advice on the firm is
Hold. We believe Regions Financial is
overvalued with
below average odds of distress for the next two years.
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Vlad Skutelnik is a Macroaxis Contributor. Vlad covers stocks, funds, cryptocurrencies, and ETFs that are traded in North America, focusing primarily on fundamentals, valuation and market volatility. He has many years of experience in fintech, predictive investment analytics, and risk management.
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