Buy or Sell on Truist Financial Corporation [TFC] as the Price Moves to $43.06?

Truist Financial Corporation [NYSE:TFC] shares were trading -0.63% to $42.79 on Thursday. Comparativley, The S&P 500 is trading at 0.5%. For the year, the stock is trading -23.54% and the five-day change stands at 11.12%.

TFC’s next earning date is 10/15/2020. Currently, the company is booking earnings per share of 3.09.

The company is also reporting 3.09 earnings per share.

The Bears are coming

Holding a Market Cap of $56.24 billion, Truist Financial Corporation has seen a trading range over the last year of $24.01-$56.92.

For the last five days, TFC is up from its last closing price. The average shares trading hands each day is 4.97M, with average 10-day volume coming in at 6.33 million.

Using a Force Index Indicator is a good way to look at how strong actual buying and selling pressure is for TFC. When we apply the Elder Force Index to Truist Financial Corporation, we are seeing an Elder Force Indicator number of -315600.03.

Recent Performance

The recent performance of the stock is another area that can tell traders how to proceed. TFC is presenting an interesting case. This can be seen in the Forward P/E ratio, which currently stands at 13.02.

In the last quarter, TFC made a profit of 3.45 billion. In addition, the company has operating cash flow of $5.94 billion.

Technical Analysis

Looking at popular technical indicators, the company’s 5-day moving average is 41.94 compared to the 50-day moving average of 38.61. So, we are clearly seeing an upward trajectory here.

The Relative Strength Index or RSI is an indicator ranging between 0 and 100 that traders use to determine if a stock is “overbought” or “oversold.” A strong uptrend tending to reach into the “overbought” status is above 70, while a downward trend will stay around the 30 mark. TFC currently holds a 9-day RSI of 70.36%, while 100-day RSI stands at 51.00%.

Another indicator we believe is worth keeping tabs on is the Moving Average Convergence Divergence or MACD. Similar to the concept of the Force Index — on the basis of price momentum — the MACD gives traders a tool to measure the turning point of a stock even during rapid fluctuations in price. Buy and sell signals are determined by a stock’s relation to the zero line, so if a stock is above a zero line for many weeks it might be a “buy.” On the other hand, if a stock is below the zero line consistently, it might be one to stay away from. Also, if the MACD line reaches a peak and dips, its momentum may be waning. TFC’s 9-day MACD is 2.16 and the company’s 100-day MACD stands at 4.26.

Inside Moves

Another area that is important to analyze is insider moves and majority shareholders. While this is not always an error-free way to tell what the future holds for a stock, you can maybe gather important information from reading the tea leaves about who is buying and selling.

The major holders for this stock are 0.44% by insiders and 72.18% by institutions.

Over the last six months, insiders have sold 1,500 with the most recent transaction from Boyer K. David Jr., Director, with a sell at price 36.50 per share.

Conclusion

Overall, the recommended rating for TFC is Moderate Buy. Currently, the company has 16 analysts watching the stock, and the average quarterly earnings estimate is 0.86. Quarterly revenue estimates are averaging 5.43B with the high estimate reaching 5.47B and the low at 5.38B.

To review, the current 1-year target estimate is sitting at 44.64, while the current price 42.79. Based on this, we expect the stock to rise considering the aforementioned fundamentals.