OneMain (OMF) Competitors

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

Is OMF or FITB a better dividend stock?

OneMain pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. OneMain pays out 87.9% 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 pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OneMain has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Is OMF or FITB more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.65% compared to OneMain's net margin of 11.06%. OneMain's return on equity of 19.30% beat Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OneMain	11.06%	19.30%	2.41%
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.65%	13.64%	1.14%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OMF or FITB?

85.8% of OneMain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of OneMain shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, OMF or FITB?

OneMain has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, OMF or FITB?

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
OneMain	$4.65B	1.51	$509M	$4.73	12.45
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.20	$2.31B	$3.15	13.89

Does the media prefer OMF or FITB?

In the previous week, OneMain had 2 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for OneMain and 16 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat OneMain's score of 0.64 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
OneMain	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend OMF or FITB?

OneMain currently has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.88%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus price target of $47.53, indicating a potential upside of 8.61%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than OneMain.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OneMain	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats OneMain on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.