Fidelity National Financial (FNF) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FNF or FITB?

81.2% of Fidelity National Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Fidelity National Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FNF or FITB?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity National Financial	$13.30B	1.24	$1.27B	$3.94	15.37
Fifth Third Bancorp	$8.45B	3.57	$2.31B	$3.22	14.15

Is FNF or FITB more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity National Financial	7.93%	14.30%	1.28%
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.97%	13.31%	1.15%

Does the media refer more to FNF or FITB?

In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 19 more articles in the media than Fidelity National Financial. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 21 mentions for Fidelity National Financial. Fidelity National Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 0.50 indicating that Fidelity National Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity National Financial	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate FNF or FITB?

Fidelity National Financial presently has a consensus target price of $71.20, indicating a potential upside of 17.58%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $48.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.09%. Given Fidelity National Financial's higher probable upside, equities research 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
Fidelity National Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Which has more volatility & risk, FNF or FITB?

Fidelity National Financial has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FNF or FITB a better dividend stock?

Fidelity National Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Summary

Fidelity National Financial and Fifth Third Bancorp tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.