F.N.B. (FNB) Competitors

F.N.B. (NYSE:FNB) and Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FNB or RF?

Regions Financial received 505 more outperform votes than F.N.B. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.97% of users gave F.N.B. an outperform vote while only 62.59% of users gave Regions Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
F.N.B.	Outperform Votes 437 62.97%	Underperform Votes 257 37.03%
Regions Financial	Outperform Votes 942 62.59%	Underperform Votes 563 37.41%

Does the media prefer FNB or RF?

In the previous week, Regions Financial had 4 more articles in the media than F.N.B.. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Regions Financial and 9 mentions for F.N.B.. Regions Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat F.N.B.'s score of 0.89 indicating that Regions Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
F.N.B.	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regions Financial	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, FNB or RF?

F.N.B. has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regions Financial has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FNB or RF?

79.3% of F.N.B. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Regions Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of F.N.B. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FNB or RF?

Regions Financial has higher revenue and earnings than F.N.B.. Regions Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F.N.B., 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
F.N.B.	$1.60B	3.21	$465.33M	$1.26	11.31
Regions Financial	$7.12B	2.82	$1.89B	$2.08	10.75

Do analysts prefer FNB or RF?

F.N.B. currently has a consensus target price of $17.57, suggesting a potential upside of 23.27%. Regions Financial has a consensus target price of $25.80, suggesting a potential upside of 15.36%. Given F.N.B.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe F.N.B. is more favorable than Regions Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
F.N.B.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
Regions Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

Is FNB or RF more profitable?

Regions Financial has a net margin of 20.20% compared to F.N.B.'s net margin of 18.12%. Regions Financial's return on equity of 12.83% beat F.N.B.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
F.N.B.	18.12%	8.30%	1.08%
Regions Financial	20.20%	12.83%	1.32%

Is FNB or RF a better dividend stock?

F.N.B. pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. F.N.B. pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Regions Financial pays out 48.1% 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. Regions Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Regions Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Regions Financial beats F.N.B. on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.