FULT vs. EWBC, FHN, WBS, PNFP, WAL, CFR, WTFC, CBSH, ZION, and SSB
Should you be buying Fulton Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fulton Financial include East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), Webster Financial (WBS), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), and SouthState (SSB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Fulton Financial vs.
Fulton Financial (NASDAQ:FULT) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.
Fulton Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Fulton Financial pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 28.8% 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.
East West Bancorp received 289 more outperform votes than Fulton Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.97% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 45.39% of users gave Fulton Financial an outperform vote.
Fulton Financial has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Fulton Financial. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fulton Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
72.0% of Fulton Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Fulton Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by company 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.
In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than Fulton Financial. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for East West Bancorp and 6 mentions for Fulton Financial. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Fulton Financial's score of 0.65 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
East West Bancorp has a net margin of 25.73% compared to Fulton Financial's net margin of 15.87%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.71% beat Fulton Financial's return on equity.
Fulton Financial currently has a consensus price target of $20.64, indicating a potential upside of 1.04%. East West Bancorp has a consensus price target of $110.38, indicating a potential upside of 12.75%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Fulton Financial.
Summary
East West Bancorp beats Fulton Financial on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FULT) was last updated on 2/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff