First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) Competitors

Synovus Financial (NYSE:SNV) and First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, SNV or FCF?

Synovus Financial has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Commonwealth Financial has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SNV or FCF more profitable?

First Commonwealth Financial has a net margin of 20.38% compared to Synovus Financial's net margin of 14.05%. Synovus Financial's return on equity of 14.70% beat First Commonwealth Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synovus Financial	14.05%	14.70%	1.14%
First Commonwealth Financial	20.38%	10.36%	1.22%

Is SNV or FCF a better dividend stock?

Synovus Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. First Commonwealth Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Synovus Financial pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Commonwealth Financial pays out 40.3% 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.

Do analysts prefer SNV or FCF?

Synovus Financial currently has a consensus price target of $56.17, suggesting a potential upside of 27.33%. First Commonwealth Financial has a consensus price target of $19.25, suggesting a potential upside of 23.83%. Given Synovus Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Synovus Financial is more favorable than First Commonwealth Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synovus Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
First Commonwealth Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SNV or FCF?

Synovus Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Commonwealth Financial. First Commonwealth Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synovus Financial, 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
Synovus Financial	$2.01B	3.09	$482.46M	$3.57	12.36
First Commonwealth Financial	$479.86M	3.30	$142.57M	$1.34	11.60

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SNV or FCF?

Synovus Financial received 179 more outperform votes than First Commonwealth Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.04% of users gave Synovus Financial an outperform vote while only 53.15% of users gave First Commonwealth Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Synovus Financial	Outperform Votes 466 57.04%	Underperform Votes 351 42.96%
First Commonwealth Financial	Outperform Votes 287 53.15%	Underperform Votes 253 46.85%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SNV or FCF?

83.8% of Synovus Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Synovus Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor SNV or FCF?

In the previous week, First Commonwealth Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Synovus Financial. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for First Commonwealth Financial and 15 mentions for Synovus Financial. Synovus Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat First Commonwealth Financial's score of 0.91 indicating that Synovus Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Synovus Financial	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Commonwealth Financial	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Synovus Financial beats First Commonwealth Financial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.