First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) Competitors

First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) and The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and dividends.

Does the media prefer FCNCA or PNC?

In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 5 more articles in the media than First Citizens BancShares. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 26 mentions for First Citizens BancShares. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat First Citizens BancShares' score of 1.08 indicating that The PNC Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Citizens BancShares	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The PNC Financial Services Group	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, FCNCA or PNC?

First Citizens BancShares has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FCNCA or PNC more profitable?

First Citizens BancShares has a net margin of 18.55% compared to The PNC Financial Services Group's net margin of 17.10%. First Citizens BancShares' return on equity of 13.22% beat The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Citizens BancShares	18.55%	13.22%	1.30%
The PNC Financial Services Group	17.10%	11.12%	1.06%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FCNCA or PNC?

The PNC Financial Services Group received 651 more outperform votes than First Citizens BancShares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.91% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 54.73% of users gave First Citizens BancShares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Citizens BancShares	Outperform Votes 191 54.73%	Underperform Votes 158 45.27%
The PNC Financial Services Group	Outperform Votes 842 57.91%	Underperform Votes 612 42.09%

Do analysts recommend FCNCA or PNC?

First Citizens BancShares presently has a consensus target price of $2,330.82, suggesting a potential upside of 31.01%. The PNC Financial Services Group has a consensus target price of $200.88, suggesting a potential upside of 24.97%. Given First Citizens BancShares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe First Citizens BancShares is more favorable than The PNC Financial Services Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Citizens BancShares	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
The PNC Financial Services Group	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FCNCA or PNC?

78.0% of First Citizens BancShares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of First Citizens BancShares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FCNCA or PNC?

The PNC Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than First Citizens BancShares. First Citizens BancShares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The PNC Financial Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Citizens BancShares	$9.65B	2.50	$2.78B	$174.64	10.19
The PNC Financial Services Group	$21.11B	3.01	$5.89B	$14.16	11.35

Is FCNCA or PNC a better dividend stock?

First Citizens BancShares pays an annual dividend of $7.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. First Citizens BancShares pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 45.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. The PNC Financial Services Group has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. The PNC Financial Services Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

The PNC Financial Services Group beats First Citizens BancShares on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.