The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Fifth Third Bancorp shares valued at $539,519 were purchased by Lavender Kevin P on Aug 26 ’25. At $44.96 per share, Lavender Kevin P acquired 12,000 shares.
Also, Khanna Kevin J sold 14,000 shares, netting a total of over 597,426 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $42.67 each, the insider now holds 80,873 shares.
Before that, Khanna Kevin J had added 14,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $597,426, the Officer bought Fifth Third Bancorp shares for $42.67 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Jefferies on May 21, 2025, Fifth Third Bancorp [FITB] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $47. Analysts at TD Cowen started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of April 07, 2025, Robert W. Baird has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Outperform” for FITB. Earlier on May 31, 2024, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for FITB stock which previously was a “a Peer perform”.
Analyzing FITB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Fifth Third Bancorp [NASDAQ: FITB] rose 0.20% to $45.6. The stock’s lowest price that day was $45.36, but it reached a high of $45.795 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.34%. Over the course of the year, Fifth Third Bancorp shares have jumped approximately 8.73%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $45.84 on 08/28/25 and a 52-week low of $32.25 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 45.36, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 45.12. In the upper region, resistance lies at 45.84. The next price resistance is at 46.08. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.78 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Fifth Third Bancorp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Fifth Third Bancorp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 2.97 million shares to 24.63 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 21.66 million shares. A jump of 12.07% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.58 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.58.
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In terms of Fifth Third Bancorp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 47 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.27% from the previous closing price of $45.51. Analysts anticipate Fifth Third Bancorp stock to reach 47 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 47. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Fifth Third Bancorp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 01, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $39.50.
