Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Competitors $47.63 -0.27 (-0.56%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.56 -0.07 (-0.15%) As of 07/11/2025 08:00 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CFG vs. FITB, HBAN, ZION, FNB, KEY, PNC, RF, SNV, TFC, and BMOShould you be buying Citizens Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Citizens Financial Group include Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (ZION), F.N.B. (FNB), KeyCorp (KEY), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Regions Financial (RF), Synovus Financial (SNV), Truist Financial (TFC), and Bank Of Montreal (BMO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Citizens Financial Group vs. Its Competitors Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Zions Bancorporation, N.A. F.N.B. KeyCorp The PNC Financial Services Group Regions Financial Synovus Financial Truist Financial Bank Of Montreal Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has more risk & volatility, CFG or FITB? Citizens Financial Group has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CFG or FITB? Citizens Financial Group presently has a consensus target price of $49.32, suggesting a potential upside of 3.54%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $47.53, suggesting a potential upside of 8.61%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than Citizens Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Citizens Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Fifth Third Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84 Does the media favor CFG or FITB? In the previous week, Citizens Financial Group had 1 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Citizens Financial Group and 14 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Citizens Financial Group's score of 1.02 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Citizens Financial Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fifth Third Bancorp 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CFG or FITB? Fifth Third Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Citizens Financial Group. Fifth Third Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Citizens Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCitizens Financial Group$12.36B1.68$1.51B$3.1515.12Fifth Third Bancorp$13.28B2.20$2.31B$3.1513.89 Is CFG or FITB a better dividend stock? Citizens Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Citizens Financial Group pays out 53.3% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CFG or FITB? 94.9% of Citizens Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Citizens Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CFG or FITB more profitable? Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.65% compared to Citizens Financial Group's net margin of 12.76%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.64% beat Citizens Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Citizens Financial Group12.76% 6.84% 0.70% Fifth Third Bancorp 17.65%13.64%1.14% SummaryFifth Third Bancorp beats Citizens Financial Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Citizens Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CFG 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 CFG 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 NYSE 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 CFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCitizens Financial GroupBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$20.82B$870.60M$11.98B$20.63BDividend Yield3.52%3.16%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio15.1219.3719.2027.81Price / Sales1.682.0525.5242.24Price / Cash9.9815.9618.5117.96Price / Book0.951.122.274.57Net Income$1.51B$54.19M$989.78M$987.45M7 Day Performance1.17%-0.12%0.45%1.12%1 Month Performance18.27%7.13%3.94%5.46%1 Year Performance24.69%20.77%539.45%10.29% Citizens Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFGCitizens Financial Group4.612 of 5 stars$47.63-0.6%$49.32+3.5%+24.7%$20.82B$12.36B15.1217,287News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.7423 of 5 stars$43.07-0.8%$47.53+10.4%+13.7%$28.75B$8.29B13.6718,616Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9457 of 5 stars$17.54flat$18.33+4.5%+28.4%$25.62B$7.55B13.3919,932News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.4.6382 of 5 stars$55.16-0.6%$57.22+3.7%+19.0%$8.14B$3.18B10.779,406News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFNBF.N.B.3.9322 of 5 stars$15.52-0.4%$17.57+13.2%+9.7%$5.58B$2.57B12.324,280News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastKEYKeyCorp4.8357 of 5 stars$18.31-0.8%$18.97+3.6%+20.6%$20.07B$9.24B-107.7116,753News CoverageAnalyst UpgradePNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.905 of 5 stars$196.35-0.1%$206.35+5.1%+16.9%$77.67B$34.44B13.8755,184News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeRFRegions Financial4.8878 of 5 stars$24.57-0.9%$26.15+6.4%+20.6%$22.09B$9.37B11.8119,644Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSNVSynovus Financial4.5152 of 5 stars$54.55-1.0%$57.11+4.7%+28.2%$7.58B$3.43B15.284,775Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTFCTruist Financial4.7121 of 5 stars$45.18-0.8%$48.44+7.2%+12.2%$59.16B$13.36B13.3338,335News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeBMOBank Of Montreal4.3767 of 5 stars$111.92-1.1%$129.50+15.7%+31.3%$80.61B$58.27B14.5253,597News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FITB Competitors HBAN Competitors ZION Competitors FNB Competitors KEY Competitors PNC Competitors RF Competitors SNV Competitors TFC Competitors BMO 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 (NYSE:CFG) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis 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 | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA major change is quietly going into effect this July — and Wall Street is already positioning for it. 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