Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) in the last few weeks:

• 5/4/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $57.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/2/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “strong sell”.
• 4/30/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $53.00 to $54.50. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/22/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $55.00 to $60.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp was given a new $57.00 price target by Truist Financial Corporation.
• 4/21/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $51.00 to $53.00.
• 4/20/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $61.00 to $63.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by DA Davidson. They now have a $58.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $55.00 to $56.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/18/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong sell” to “sell”.
• 4/10/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 4/8/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $55.00 to $60.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/7/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp is now covered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $55.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/7/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $50.50 to $53.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/6/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its price target lowered by Evercore Inc from $57.00 to $51.00.
• 4/1/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its price target lowered by Wolfe Research from $57.00 to $55.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/31/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $67.00 to $60.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/30/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $54.00 price target on the stock, down from $57.00.
• 3/24/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $60.00 to $55.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/16/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp is now covered by JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They set an “overweight” rating and a $50.50 price target on the stock.
• 3/13/2026 – Fifth Third Bancorp had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $60.00 to $53.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Fifth Third Bancorp Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. Fifth Third Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 53.69%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Peter L. Sefzik sold 20,000 shares of Fifth Third Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.46, for a total transaction of $1,009,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 189,382 shares in the company, valued at $9,556,215.72. The trade was a 9.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Kevin J. Khanna sold 6,000 shares of Fifth Third Bancorp stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.77, for a total value of $304,620.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 76,299 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,873,700.23. This represents a 7.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.51% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Fifth Third Bancorp is a Cincinnati, Ohio–based bank holding company whose primary banking subsidiary operates as Fifth Third Bank. The company provides a broad range of financial services to individual consumers, small businesses, middle-market companies and large corporations. Its business mix includes retail and commercial banking, lending, payment and card services, treasury and cash management, and wealth management and investment advisory services delivered through a combination of branch locations, commercial offices and digital platforms.

On the consumer side, Fifth Third offers deposit accounts, consumer loans, mortgages, auto financing and credit card products, along with digital banking and mobile services.