Investors are poised to add Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) Stock to their long term portfolios

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Fifth Third Bancorp [FITB] stock is trading at $47.83, down -0.66%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The FITB shares have gain 5.77% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 12.70%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Fifth Third Bancorp [NASDAQ: FITB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 14, 2025, when Stephens upgraded its rating to an Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $52 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight on October 07, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $60. On May 21, 2025, Jefferies initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $47 on the stock. TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $52 on May 15, 2025. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to an Outperform but $47 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 07, 2025. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on May 31, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $43. In a note dated May 01, 2024, JP Morgan upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $37.50 to $39.50.

For the past year, the stock price of Fifth Third Bancorp fluctuated between $32.25 and $48.71. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $51.33 within the next 12 months. Fifth Third Bancorp [NASDAQ: FITB] shares were valued at $47.83 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.32% based on the average FITB price forecast.

Analyzing the FITB fundamentals

According to Fifth Third Bancorp [NASDAQ:FITB], the company’s sales were 13.58B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 16.35% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.63% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.19%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.89.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 47.44 points at the first support level, and at 47.05 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 48.45, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 49.07.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Fifth Third Bancorp [NASDAQ:FITB] has a current ratio of 0.22. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.33, the price to book ratio is 1.63 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.30.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Schramm Jude, EVP & CIO, that happened on Dec 11 ’25 when 2250.0 shares were sold. Officer, Schramm Jude completed a deal on Dec 11 ’25 to buy 2250.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Bayh Evan bought 3000.0 shares on Oct 20 ’25.

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