Fidelity National Financial (FNF) Competitors

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FITB or FNF?

83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Fidelity National Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Fidelity National Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FITB or FNF a better dividend stock?

Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Fidelity National Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Financial pays out 49.5% 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 and Fidelity National Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer FITB or FNF?

In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 13 more articles in the media than Fidelity National Financial. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 8 mentions for Fidelity National Financial. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Fidelity National Financial's score of 0.84 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fifth Third Bancorp	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fidelity National Financial	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FITB or FNF?

Fifth Third Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $47.53, indicating a potential upside of 10.46%. Fidelity National Financial has a consensus target price of $71.20, indicating a potential upside of 29.48%. Given Fidelity National Financial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fidelity National Financial is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
Fidelity National Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more volatility & risk, FITB or FNF?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Financial has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FITB or FNF more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.97% compared to Fidelity National Financial's net margin of 8.43%. Fidelity National Financial's return on equity of 14.88% beat Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.97%	13.31%	1.15%
Fidelity National Financial	8.43%	14.88%	1.35%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FITB or FNF?

Fifth Third Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fidelity National Financial. Fidelity National Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fifth Third Bancorp, 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
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.16	$2.31B	$3.15	13.66
Fidelity National Financial	$13.68B	1.10	$1.27B	$4.04	13.61

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats Fidelity National Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.