OneMain (OMF) Competitors

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and OneMain (NYSE:OMF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FITB or OMF?

83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of OneMain shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of OneMain shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FITB or OMF more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.97% compared to OneMain's net margin of 12.63%. OneMain's return on equity of 20.65% 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%
OneMain	12.63%	20.65%	2.57%

Does the media refer more to FITB or OMF?

In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 54 more articles in the media than OneMain. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 11 mentions for OneMain. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat OneMain's score of 0.66 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	26 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OneMain	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FITB or OMF a better dividend stock?

Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. OneMain pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 49.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OneMain pays out 75.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and OneMain has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, FITB or OMF?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OneMain has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FITB or OMF?

Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $50.16, suggesting a potential upside of 14.54%. OneMain has a consensus price target of $60.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.65%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than OneMain.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
OneMain	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FITB or OMF?

Fifth Third Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than OneMain. OneMain 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
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.18	$2.31B	$3.22	13.60
OneMain	$4.99B	1.31	$509M	$5.54	9.91

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats OneMain on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.