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

Which has preferable valuation and 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	2.15	$2.59B	$15.44	11.99
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.14	$2.31B	$3.22	13.33

Which has more volatility and risk, MTB or FITB?

M&T Bank has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less 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 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%

Do analysts rate MTB or FITB?

M&T Bank presently has a consensus target price of $216.18, suggesting a potential upside of 16.82%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $50.35, suggesting a potential upside of 17.31%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than M&T Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is MTB or FITB a better dividend stock?

M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. M&T Bank pays out 38.9% 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. 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.

Does the media prefer MTB or FITB?

In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 8 more articles in the media than M&T Bank. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 22 mentions for M&T Bank. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat M&T Bank's score of 0.66 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MTB or FITB?

84.7% of M&T Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of M&T Bank 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats M&T Bank on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.