Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) Competitors $35.94 -0.22 (-0.61%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FITB vs. PNC, TFC, MTB, FCNCA, HBAN, RF, KEY, EWBC, FHN, and SSBShould you be buying Fifth Third Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fifth Third Bancorp include The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC), M&T Bank (MTB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Regions Financial (RF), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), and SouthState (SSB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Fifth Third Bancorp vs. The PNC Financial Services Group Truist Financial M&T Bank First Citizens BancShares Huntington Bancshares Regions Financial KeyCorp East West Bancorp First Horizon SouthState The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, PNC or FITB? The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PNC or FITB? In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 9 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 23 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 1.02 indicating that The PNC Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The PNC Financial Services Group 24 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fifth Third Bancorp 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PNC or FITB more profitable? Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.43% compared to The PNC Financial Services Group's net margin of 17.10%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 14.10% beat The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The PNC Financial Services Group17.10% 11.12% 1.06% Fifth Third Bancorp 17.43%14.10%1.16% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PNC or FITB? 83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, PNC or FITB? The PNC Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. The PNC Financial Services Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fifth Third Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe PNC Financial Services Group$21.11B3.01$5.89B$14.1611.35Fifth Third Bancorp$8.33B2.88$2.31B$3.1511.41 Is PNC or FITB a better dividend stock? The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 45.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer PNC or FITB? The PNC Financial Services Group presently has a consensus target price of $200.88, suggesting a potential upside of 24.97%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $46.24, suggesting a potential upside of 28.65%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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 The PNC Financial Services Group 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Fifth Third Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PNC or FITB? The PNC Financial Services Group received 82 more outperform votes than Fifth Third Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.91% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 56.72% of users gave Fifth Third Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe PNC Financial Services GroupOutperform Votes84257.91% Underperform Votes61242.09% Fifth Third BancorpOutperform Votes76056.72% Underperform Votes58043.28% SummaryThe PNC Financial Services Group beats Fifth Third Bancorp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fifth Third Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FITB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FITB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFifth Third BancorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$24.01B$3.06B$11.11B$7.83BDividend Yield4.20%3.87%5.79%4.22%P/E Ratio11.4523.1221.9918.48Price / Sales2.883.0026.08103.91Price / Cash9.7810.6317.6034.62Price / Book1.371.152.654.25Net Income$2.31B$372.21M$1.03B$248.23M7 Day Performance2.46%0.62%1.35%3.29%1 Month Performance-7.40%-1.26%-0.66%2.42%1 Year Performance-1.43%18.38%536.11%5.54% Fifth Third Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9979 of 5 stars$35.94-0.6%$46.24+28.6%-2.3%$24.01B$8.33B11.4519,300Positive NewsPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9745 of 5 stars$159.80+0.8%$200.88+25.7%+3.1%$63.24B$21.11B11.6261,500Insider TradePositive NewsTFCTruist Financial4.8117 of 5 stars$38.32+1.7%$47.83+24.8%+1.2%$50.02B$13.36B11.5152,600Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeMTBM&T Bank4.9271 of 5 stars$168.72+0.8%$208.24+23.4%+16.7%$27.72B$9.30B11.5322,800Short Interest ↓Positive NewsFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares4.9731 of 5 stars$1,772.21-0.4%$2,330.82+31.5%+5.0%$24.06B$9.65B9.3610,700Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.8938 of 5 stars$14.58+1.3%$17.45+19.7%+7.9%$21.30B$7.55B11.8520,000Gap DownRFRegions Financial4.9738 of 5 stars$20.44+0.8%$25.53+24.9%+4.4%$18.51B$7.12B10.5420,100Gap DownKEYKeyCorp4.9986 of 5 stars$14.88+1.1%$19.15+28.7%+1.4%$16.30B$4.64B-49.6017,500Analyst ForecastGap DownEWBCEast West Bancorp3.5352 of 5 stars$86.23+1.1%$105.46+22.3%+12.9%$11.94B$2.62B10.353,160Analyst RevisionPositive NewsFHNFirst Horizon4.823 of 5 stars$18.00+1.1%$22.03+22.4%+22.1%$9.25B$3.11B13.247,540Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsSSBSouthState4.5287 of 5 stars$87.51+0.2%$117.10+33.8%+13.8%$8.87B$1.67B12.575,030Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The PNC Financial Services Group Alternatives Truist Financial Alternatives M&T Bank Alternatives First Citizens BancShares Alternatives Huntington Bancshares Alternatives Regions Financial Alternatives KeyCorp Alternatives East West Bancorp Alternatives First Horizon Alternatives SouthState Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FITB) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTop performing AI play of the decade…? 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