Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of F.N.B. Q1 Earnings

F.N.B. Co. (NYSE:FNB) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for F.N.B. in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the bank will post earnings of $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.32. The consensus estimate for F.N.B.’s current full-year earnings is $1.45 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for F.N.B.’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.89 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Piper Sandler lowered their price target on shares of F.N.B. from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on F.N.B. from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. StockNews.com upgraded F.N.B. from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Raymond James lifted their target price on F.N.B. from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price on F.N.B. from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $18.50.

F.N.B. Stock Performance

NYSE FNB opened at $15.41 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.54 billion, a PE ratio of 12.23, a P/E/G ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 0.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $15.31 and a 200-day moving average of $14.99. F.N.B. has a 52-week low of $12.49 and a 52-week high of $17.70.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On F.N.B.

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in F.N.B. by 780.7% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 357,057 shares of the bank’s stock worth $5,038,000 after acquiring an additional 316,515 shares during the last quarter. Oak Thistle LLC increased its stake in shares of F.N.B. by 117.7% in the fourth quarter. Oak Thistle LLC now owns 95,737 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,415,000 after buying an additional 51,763 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in F.N.B. by 6.6% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 28,669 shares of the bank’s stock worth $405,000 after buying an additional 1,768 shares during the period. Petiole USA ltd grew its holdings in F.N.B. by 48.1% during the 3rd quarter. Petiole USA ltd now owns 175,421 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,475,000 after acquiring an additional 57,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in F.N.B. in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $447,000. 79.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other F.N.B. news, CEO Vincent J. Delie, Jr. sold 125,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.50, for a total transaction of $2,062,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,652,229 shares in the company, valued at $27,261,778.50. The trade was a 7.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director William B. Campbell bought 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $15.57 per share, with a total value of $46,710.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 158,834 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,473,045.38. The trade was a 1.93 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.03% of the company’s stock.

F.N.B. Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.12%. F.N.B.’s payout ratio is 38.10%.

About F.N.B.

F.N.B. Corporation, a bank and financial holding company, provides a range of financial products and services primarily to consumers, corporations, governments, and small- to medium-sized businesses in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Community Banking, Wealth Management, and Insurance.