Old National Bancorp (ONB) Competitors

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

Does the media favor FITB or ONB?

In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 28 more articles in the media than Old National Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 5 mentions for Old National Bancorp. Old National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 0.87 indicating that Old National Bancorp 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Old National Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer FITB or ONB?

Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $47.53, indicating a potential upside of 25.14%. Old National Bancorp has a consensus target price of $25.90, indicating a potential upside of 26.84%. Given Old National Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Old National Bancorp is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.

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
Old National Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is FITB or ONB more profitable?

Old National Bancorp has a net margin of 18.24% compared to Fifth Third Bancorp's net margin of 17.43%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 14.10% beat Old National Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.43%	14.10%	1.16%
Old National Bancorp	18.24%	10.13%	1.13%

Which has more risk & volatility, FITB or ONB?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FITB or ONB?

83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FITB or ONB?

Fifth Third Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Old National Bancorp. Old National Bancorp 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fifth Third Bancorp	$8.29B	3.06	$2.31B	$3.15	12.06
Old National Bancorp	$1.93B	3.38	$539.19M	$1.72	11.87

Is FITB or ONB a better dividend stock?

Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Old National Bancorp pays out 32.6% 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 raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Fifth Third Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FITB or ONB?

Fifth Third Bancorp received 377 more outperform votes than Old National Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.88% of users gave Fifth Third Bancorp an outperform vote while only 54.72% of users gave Old National Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fifth Third Bancorp	Outperform Votes 765 56.88%	Underperform Votes 580 43.12%
Old National Bancorp	Outperform Votes 388 54.72%	Underperform Votes 321 45.28%

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats Old National Bancorp on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.