Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, PNC or FITB?

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
The PNC Financial Services Group	$20.81B	3.36	$5.89B	$13.75	12.84
Fifth Third Bancorp	$8.25B	3.26	$2.31B	$3.14	12.82

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

83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 3.6%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.1% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group received 83 more outperform votes than Fifth Third Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.98% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 56.57% of users gave Fifth Third Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The PNC Financial Services Group	Outperform Votes 836 57.98%	Underperform Votes 606 42.02%
Fifth Third Bancorp	Outperform Votes 753 56.57%	Underperform Votes 578 43.43%

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 Group	17.10%	11.12%	1.06%
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.43%	14.10%	1.16%

Do analysts recommend PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group currently has a consensus price target of $201.65, suggesting a potential upside of 14.21%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus price target of $46.86, suggesting a potential upside of 16.43%. 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Does the media refer more to PNC or FITB?

In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 23 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 17 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 1.09 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	29 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The PNC Financial Services Group and Fifth Third Bancorp tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.