M&T Bank (MTB) Competitors

M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

Is MTB or FITB more profitable?

M&T Bank has a net margin of 20.44% compared to Fifth Third Bancorp's net margin of 17.97%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.31% beat M&T Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M&T Bank	20.44%	10.35%	1.30%
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.97%	13.31%	1.15%

Does the media favor MTB or FITB?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 6 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for M&T Bank and 24 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat M&T Bank's score of 1.24 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M&T Bank	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MTB or FITB?

84.7% of M&T Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of M&T Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, MTB or FITB?

M&T Bank has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MTB or FITB?

M&T Bank currently has a consensus price target of $213.63, suggesting a potential upside of 5.53%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus price target of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 3.30%. Given M&T Bank's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe M&T Bank is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Is MTB or FITB a better dividend stock?

M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. M&T Bank pays out 35.0% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp has raised 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MTB or FITB?

M&T Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. M&T Bank 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
M&T Bank	$13.45B	2.35	$2.59B	$15.44	13.11
Fifth Third Bancorp	$8.45B	3.62	$2.31B	$3.22	14.37

Summary

M&T Bank beats Fifth Third Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.