Regions Financial (RF) Competitors $26.73 -0.03 (-0.12%) As of 03:35 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RF vs. FITB, HBAN, WTFC, CFG, FNB, KEY, MTB, PNC, SNV, and WBSShould you be buying Regions Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Regions Financial include Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), F.N.B. (FNB), KeyCorp (KEY), M&T Bank (MTB), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Synovus Financial (SNV), and Webster Financial (WBS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Regions Financial vs. Its Competitors Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Wintrust Financial Citizens Financial Group F.N.B. KeyCorp M&T Bank The PNC Financial Services Group Synovus Financial Webster Financial Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Is RF or FITB more profitable? Regions Financial has a net margin of 21.81% compared to Fifth Third Bancorp's net margin of 17.97%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.31% beat Regions Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Regions Financial21.81% 13.08% 1.39% Fifth Third Bancorp 17.97%13.31%1.15% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RF or FITB? 79.4% of Regions Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Regions Financial 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 will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, RF or FITB? Regions Financial has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is RF or FITB a better dividend stock? Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Regions Financial pays out 46.5% 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. Regions Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Does the media favor RF or FITB? In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Regions Financial. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 26 mentions for Regions Financial. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Regions Financial's score of 1.41 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 Regions Financial 23 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fifth Third Bancorp 24 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate RF or FITB? Regions Financial presently has a consensus target price of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 2.27%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 7.60%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than Regions Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Regions Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Fifth Third Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RF or FITB? Fifth Third Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Regions Financial. Regions Financial 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRegions Financial$9.37B2.54$1.89B$2.1512.43Fifth Third Bancorp$13.28B2.22$2.31B$3.2213.80 SummaryFifth Third Bancorp beats Regions Financial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Regions Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRegions FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$23.83B$2.02B$12.55B$21.13BDividend Yield3.74%2.62%5.47%3.55%P/E Ratio12.4211.9019.3528.93Price / Sales2.542.7927.0553.30Price / Cash11.0012.9519.1818.23Price / Book1.501.242.284.69Net Income$1.89B$156.23M$1.01B$995.89M7 Day Performance4.00%3.35%1.63%2.12%1 Month Performance1.20%2.38%1.44%1.92%1 Year Performance17.17%17.14%541.67%10.40% Regions Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RFRegions Financial4.9232 of 5 stars$26.73-0.1%$27.33+2.3%+17.3%$23.83B$9.37B12.4219,644Positive NewsFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.3963 of 5 stars$42.77+0.7%$47.80+11.8%+6.3%$28.31B$13.28B13.2818,616News CoveragePositive NewsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.8984 of 5 stars$16.68+0.7%$18.68+12.0%+18.7%$24.33B$11.96B12.3619,932Positive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.9292 of 5 stars$128.62+1.2%$145.77+13.3%+24.5%$8.61B$3.97B12.175,903Positive NewsCFGCitizens Financial Group4.6755 of 5 stars$48.57+0.6%$51.53+6.1%+18.3%$20.95B$12.36B14.7617,287News CoveragePositive NewsFNBF.N.B.4.8389 of 5 stars$15.83+0.7%$18.64+17.8%+11.8%$5.68B$2.57B12.364,280News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKEYKeyCorp4.7952 of 5 stars$18.17+0.7%$19.39+6.7%+11.3%$19.93B$9.24B-259.6316,753Positive NewsMTBM&T Bank4.6326 of 5 stars$190.60+0.3%$212.88+11.7%+18.3%$29.78B$13.45B12.3422,354Positive NewsDividend IncreasePNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.8969 of 5 stars$192.06+0.4%$214.17+11.5%+13.2%$75.64B$34.44B13.1455,184Positive NewsSNVSynovus Financial4.9857 of 5 stars$49.68+0.4%$59.94+20.7%+10.0%$6.90B$3.43B9.544,775Positive NewsWBSWebster Financial4.9586 of 5 stars$58.24+1.3%$66.77+14.6%+29.6%$9.68B$4.18B11.814,407News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FITB Competitors HBAN Competitors WTFC Competitors CFG Competitors FNB Competitors KEY Competitors MTB Competitors PNC Competitors SNV Competitors WBS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RF) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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