We're taking a closer look at Truist Financial today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -0.2% compared to -0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Truist Financial Corporation, a financial services company, provides banking and trust services in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States.
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Truist Financial has moved 3.9% over the last year compared to 16.8% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -13.0%
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TFC has an average analyst rating of buy and is -11.15% away from its mean target price of $49.57 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $3.69
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Truist Financial has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.9 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $3.95 and its forward P/E ratio is 11.1
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.96 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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Truist Financial is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 15.92 and an average P/B of 1.78
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Truist Financial has on average reported free cash flows of $6.11 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -11.4%