Regions Financial price target raised to $21 from $20 at Truist

Truist raised the firm’s price target on Regions Financial to $21 from $20 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares as part of a broader research note previewing Q2 results and second half outlooks for Community Banks. The quarter is expected to be “generally uneventful” with stability in net interest income and net interest margins for most banks, along with further deterioration in credit quality trends, though management teams have also signaled improving net interest margins and loan growth with sensitivity to the path of interest rates, the analyst tells investors in a research note.