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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts recommend FITB or FNF?

Fifth Third Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $50.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.96%. Fidelity National Financial has a consensus target price of $69.83, suggesting a potential upside of 26.28%. Given Fidelity National Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Fidelity National Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media favor FITB or FNF?

In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 42 more articles in the media than Fidelity National Financial. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 7 mentions for Fidelity National Financial. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Fidelity National Financial's score of 0.47 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	20 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fidelity National Financial	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FITB or FNF?

83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Fidelity National Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Fidelity National 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 more risk and volatility, FITB or FNF?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Financial has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FITB or FNF?

Fifth Third Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.10	$2.31B	$3.22	13.11
Fidelity National Financial	$13.68B	1.10	$1.27B	$3.94	14.04

Is FITB or FNF a better dividend stock?

Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. 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 49.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Financial pays out 50.8% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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 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
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.97%	13.31%	1.15%
Fidelity National Financial	7.93%	14.30%	1.28%

Summary

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