Navient (NAVI) Competitors $15.24 -0.35 (-2.25%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.23 -0.01 (-0.07%) As of 07/11/2025 06:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NAVI vs. FITB, HBAN, OBK, SLM, WTFC, COF, EQH, FNB, OMF, and SYFShould you be buying Navient stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Navient include Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Origin Bancorp (OBK), SLM (SLM), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Capital One Financial (COF), Equitable (EQH), F.N.B. (FNB), OneMain (OMF), and Synchrony Financial (SYF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Navient vs. Its Competitors Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Origin Bancorp SLM Wintrust Financial Capital One Financial Equitable F.N.B. OneMain Synchrony Financial Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and valuation. Do analysts prefer FITB or NAVI? Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $47.53, indicating a potential upside of 8.61%. Navient has a consensus target price of $13.71, indicating a potential downside of 10.01%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than Navient.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) 2.84Navient 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Does the media refer more to FITB or NAVI? In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Navient. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 13 mentions for Navient. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Navient's score of 0.73 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fifth Third Bancorp 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Navient 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FITB or NAVI? 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Navient shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of Navient shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, FITB or NAVI? Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navient has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, FITB or NAVI? Fifth Third Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Navient. Fifth Third Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFifth Third Bancorp$13.28B2.20$2.31B$3.1513.89Navient$830M1.86$131M$0.5030.48 Is FITB or NAVI more profitable? Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.65% compared to Navient's net margin of 1.37%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.64% beat Navient's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fifth Third Bancorp17.65% 13.64% 1.14% Navient 1.37%5.20%0.26% Is FITB or NAVI a better dividend stock? Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Navient pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Navient pays out 128.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. SummaryFifth Third Bancorp beats Navient on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Navient News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NAVI 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 NAVI 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 NAVI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNavientFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.54B$8.27B$12.00B$9.11BDividend Yield4.11%3.42%5.54%4.01%P/E Ratio30.4815.6519.2020.27Price / Sales1.862.6725.66100.92Price / Cash4.998.3721.4557.67Price / Book0.621.862.285.49Net Income$131M$486.48M$992.82M$250.45M7 Day Performance2.83%-1.20%-0.20%4.78%1 Month Performance15.37%10.00%3.93%9.58%1 Year Performance3.25%33.94%539.44%16.41% Navient Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NAVINavient4.47 of 5 stars$15.24-2.2%$13.71-10.0%+3.3%$1.54B$830M30.482,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.7364 of 5 stars$43.07-0.8%$47.53+10.4%+13.7%$28.75B$8.29B13.6718,616Upcoming EarningsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9266 of 5 stars$17.54flat$18.33+4.5%+28.4%$25.62B$7.55B13.3919,932Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastOBKOrigin Bancorp3.4045 of 5 stars$37.38-1.5%$42.20+12.9%+10.7%$1.16B$358.20M15.201,010News CoverageSLMSLM4.6809 of 5 stars$34.40+1.6%$32.30-6.1%+52.5%$7.22B$2.62B12.371,710Analyst UpgradeWTFCWintrust Financial4.6075 of 5 stars$130.61-1.0%$135.77+4.0%+26.7%$8.74B$2.49B12.925,903Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOFCapital One Financial4.9745 of 5 stars$218.07-1.3%$215.86-1.0%+58.9%$83.55B$53.94B18.3152,600Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionEQHEquitable4.4532 of 5 stars$54.62-1.9%$62.64+14.7%+24.6%$16.60B$12.44B14.848,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFNBF.N.B.3.9435 of 5 stars$15.52-0.4%$17.57+13.2%+9.7%$5.58B$2.57B12.324,280News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastOMFOneMain4.7799 of 5 stars$59.37-0.7%$58.40-1.6%+18.9%$7.06B$4.99B12.559,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeSYFSynchrony Financial4.9618 of 5 stars$69.69-0.7%$65.78-5.6%+43.7%$26.53B$22.65B9.5620,000Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FITB Competitors HBAN Competitors OBK Competitors SLM Competitors WTFC Competitors COF Competitors EQH Competitors FNB Competitors OMF Competitors SYF Competitors 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:NAVI) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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