Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) Competitors

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FITB or PNC?

83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, FITB or PNC?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FITB or PNC?

In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 4 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 22 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 1.23 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
Fifth Third Bancorp	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The PNC Financial Services Group	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate FITB or PNC?

Fifth Third Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $47.53, suggesting a potential upside of 14.89%. The PNC Financial Services Group has a consensus price target of $202.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.23%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than The PNC Financial Services Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
The PNC Financial Services Group	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FITB or PNC?

The PNC Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp 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
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.08	$2.31B	$3.15	13.13
The PNC Financial Services Group	$34.44B	2.15	$5.89B	$14.16	13.22

Is FITB or PNC a better dividend stock?

Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and The PNC Financial Services Group has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Is FITB or PNC more profitable?

The PNC Financial Services Group has a net margin of 17.68% compared to Fifth Third Bancorp's net margin of 17.65%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.64% beat The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.65%	13.64%	1.14%
The PNC Financial Services Group	17.68%	10.95%	1.07%

Summary

The PNC Financial Services Group beats Fifth Third Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.