FNF vs. FITB, ESNT, FAF, MTG, ORI, PFG, PRU, RDN, STC, and TFC
Should you be buying Fidelity National Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fidelity National Financial include Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Essent Group (ESNT), First American Financial (FAF), MGIC Investment (MTG), Old Republic International (ORI), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Prudential Financial (PRU), Radian Group (RDN), Stewart Information Services (STC), and Truist Financial (TFC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Fidelity National Financial vs. Its Competitors
Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Fidelity National Financial presently has a consensus price target of $71.20, indicating a potential upside of 19.71%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus price target of $47.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.95%. Given Fidelity National Financial's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Fidelity National Financial is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.
Fidelity National Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Fidelity National Financial pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 46.0% 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. Fidelity National Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.
81.2% of Fidelity National Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Fidelity National Financial 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than Fidelity National Financial. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 15 mentions for Fidelity National Financial. Fidelity National Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 1.41 indicating that Fidelity National Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.97% compared to Fidelity National Financial's net margin of 7.93%. Fidelity National Financial's return on equity of 14.30% beat Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity.
Fidelity National Financial has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Fifth Third Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fidelity National Financial. Fifth Third Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity National Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Fidelity National Financial and Fifth Third Bancorp tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:FNF) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff