After PNC Financial's Q3 results, analysts changed their predictions for the company's stock.

Oct 16, 2026, 1:22 PM ETResultsRead the original at Benzinga

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PNC beat analysts’ profit estimate and raised its full-year sales forecast, but sales missed and the new forecast still trails estimates. Two analysts cut price targets and one raised one, so the report does not clearly change PNC’s business outlook.

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The higher sales forecast and expected growth in loans and income point to expansion. But PNC's sales missed analysts’ estimate, and its new full-year forecast still falls short of their expectation. The profit beat and sales miss pull in opposite directions. Two analysts lowered price targets, while one raised a target, leaving no clear change to PNC’s business outlook.

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