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 profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	$13.68B	1.19	$1.27B	$3.94	15.22
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.21	$2.31B	$3.22	13.79

Which has more volatility and risk, FNF or FITB?

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

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%

Do analysts prefer FNF or FITB?

Fidelity National Financial presently has a consensus price target of $71.20, suggesting a potential upside of 18.75%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus price target of $49.47, suggesting a potential upside of 11.40%. 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
Fidelity National Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Fifth Third Bancorp	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media prefer FNF or FITB?

In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 16 more articles in the media than Fidelity National Financial. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 9 mentions for Fidelity National Financial. Fidelity National Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 1.08 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Fidelity National Financial pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 49.7% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

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