Dividend Focus Stock: A Strong Southern Bank

Truist Financial is a strong, yieldy bank in the fast-growing southeast U.S.

Our Dividend Informer analysts continue to like the overall strength of this financial company as well as its potential for future dividend increases driven by robust EPS growth. It has earned our highest scores for Capital Return.

We first featured Truist Financial Corp. (TFC) in March of 2025. Since then it has performed well, but a recent pullback in price provides an opportunity for subscribers to reconsider the company.

Truist Financial Corp. is the banking giant created from the 2019 merger of two major southeast institutions, SunTrust Bank and BB&T Bank. It is the eighth largest bank in the United States.

In addition to traditional deposit-gathering and lending, Truist also has significant investment banking operations. Investment banks aid companies in activities such as mergers and acquisitions and issuing securities to raise capital.

Shares are priced to yield around 4.6%, and while dividend increases were paused due to the bank’s merger, fundamentals look ready to support boosts to future payouts.