In a filing, Fifth Third Bancorp revealed its retired board member BRUMBACK EMERSON L acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.35 million on Apr 28 ’25. In the deal valued at $35.59 per share,9,900 shares were bought.
Then, Leonard James C. sold 17,200 shares, generating $761,279 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $44.26, the EVP & Chief Operating Officer now owns 244,487 shares.
Before that, Lavender Kevin P sold 21,700 shares. Fifth Third Bancorp shares valued at $945,100 were divested by the EVP at a price of $43.55 per share. As a result of the transaction, Lavender Kevin P now holds 130,856 shares, worth roughly $5.17 million.
TD Cowen initiated its Fifth Third Bancorp [FITB] rating to a Buy in a research note published on May 15, 2025; the price target was $52. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Robert W. Baird’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early April from “a Neutral” to “an Outperform”. Wolfe Research also remained covering FITB and has increased its forecast on May 31, 2024 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Peer perform” rating. JP Morgan revised its rating on May 01, 2024. It rated FITB as “an Overweight” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of FITB
On Monday, Fifth Third Bancorp [NASDAQ:FITB] saw its stock fall -0.33% to $39.51. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.69%. Fifth Third Bancorp shares have fallen nearly -6.55% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 1.36% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Fifth Third Bancorp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Fifth Third Bancorp stocks on 2025-04-30, dropping by -0.15 million shares to a total of 19.24 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-31 was 19.39 million shares. There was a decline of -0.78%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
