Analysts Offer Predictions for Comerica Incorporated’s Q1 2026 Earnings (NYSE:CMA)

Comerica Incorporated (NYSE:CMA) – Wedbush issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Comerica in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 24th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $1.54 per share for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $75.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Comerica’s current full-year earnings is $5.06 per share.

Several other analysts have also commented on CMA. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $58.00 price target on shares of Comerica in a research report on Tuesday, September 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of Comerica from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $50.00 to $69.00 in a report on Thursday, September 5th. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on shares of Comerica from $58.00 to $54.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Comerica from $62.00 to $57.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Comerica from $50.00 to $61.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Comerica currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $58.24.

Comerica Price Performance

CMA opened at $59.39 on Friday. Comerica has a 12-month low of $37.40 and a 12-month high of $61.84. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $55.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.92. The company has a market capitalization of $7.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.81 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23.

Comerica (NYSE:CMA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 19th. The financial services provider reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.30. Comerica had a return on equity of 15.01% and a net margin of 12.15%. The business had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $812.79 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.01 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Comerica

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CMA. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Comerica by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,878,129 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $941,968,000 after buying an additional 676,959 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Comerica by 51.3% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,045,656 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $206,468,000 after acquiring an additional 1,370,886 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in Comerica by 51.4% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,564,217 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $143,109,000 after purchasing an additional 870,812 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its holdings in Comerica by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,834,304 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $93,621,000 after buying an additional 19,068 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Comerica by 9.3% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,533,857 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $78,288,000 after buying an additional 130,458 shares in the last quarter. 80.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Comerica

In other Comerica news, EVP Christine M. Moore sold 2,545 shares of Comerica stock in a transaction on Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.51, for a total value of $146,362.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 27,910 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,605,104.10. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Comerica Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be given a $0.71 dividend. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 13th. Comerica’s dividend payout ratio is 56.46%.

Comerica Company Profile

Comerica Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services. The company operates through Commercial Bank, Retail Bank, Wealth Management, and Finance segments. The Commercial Bank segment offers various products and services, including commercial loans and lines of credit, deposits, cash management, payment solutions, card services, capital market products, international trade finance, letters of credit, foreign exchange management services, and loan syndication services for small and middle market businesses, multinational corporations, and governmental entities.