First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) Vs. PNC, TFC, SIVB, FITB, FRC, KEY, HBAN, RF, MTB, and SBNY
Should you be buying First Commonwealth Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Commonwealth Financial include The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), First Republic Bank (FRC), KeyCorp (KEY), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Regions Financial (RF), M&T Bank (MTB), and Signature Bank (SBNY). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
First Commonwealth Financial vs.
First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) and Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.
First Commonwealth Financial has a net margin of 32.22% compared to Truist Financial's net margin of 25.94%. Truist Financial's return on equity of 12.11% beat First Commonwealth Financial's return on equity.
First Commonwealth Financial presently has a consensus price target of $17.17, suggesting a potential upside of 5.90%. Truist Financial has a consensus price target of $67.57, suggesting a potential upside of 9.93%. Given Truist Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Truist Financial is more favorable than First Commonwealth Financial.
In the previous week, Truist Financial had 22 more articles in the media than First Commonwealth Financial. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Truist Financial and 7 mentions for First Commonwealth Financial. First Commonwealth Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Truist Financial's score of -0.23 indicating that First Commonwealth Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
First Commonwealth Financial has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Truist Financial has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Truist Financial received 457 more outperform votes than First Commonwealth Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.66% of users gave Truist Financial an outperform vote while only 56.11% of users gave First Commonwealth Financial an outperform vote.
67.2% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.9% of Truist Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Truist Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Truist Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Commonwealth Financial. First Commonwealth Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Truist Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Commonwealth Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Truist Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Commonwealth Financial pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Truist Financial pays out 45.3% 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.
Summary
Truist Financial beats First Commonwealth Financial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FCF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) vs. Its Competitors
First Commonwealth Financial Competitors List
