FCNCA vs. HWC, PNC, TFC, MTB, FITB, HBAN, RF, KEY, EWBC, and FHN
Should you be buying First Citizens BancShares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Citizens BancShares include Hancock Whitney (HWC), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Regions Financial (RF), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), and First Horizon (FHN). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
First Citizens BancShares vs. Its Competitors
Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) and First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.
Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 23.28% compared to First Citizens BancShares' net margin of 16.37%. First Citizens BancShares' return on equity of 11.32% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.
First Citizens BancShares has higher revenue and earnings than Hancock Whitney. First Citizens BancShares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hancock Whitney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of First Citizens BancShares shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of First Citizens BancShares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 2 more articles in the media than First Citizens BancShares. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 5 mentions for First Citizens BancShares. First Citizens BancShares' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 0.17 indicating that First Citizens BancShares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. First Citizens BancShares pays an annual dividend of $7.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Hancock Whitney pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Citizens BancShares pays out 4.6% 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. Hancock Whitney has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and First Citizens BancShares has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.
Hancock Whitney presently has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.00%. First Citizens BancShares has a consensus target price of $2,259.17, indicating a potential upside of 28.17%. Given First Citizens BancShares' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Citizens BancShares is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.
Hancock Whitney has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Citizens BancShares has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Hancock Whitney and First Citizens BancShares tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:FCNCA) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
