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RF vs. PNC, TFC, MTB, FCNCA, FITB, HBAN, KEY, EWBC, FHN, and SSB

Should you be buying Regions Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Regions Financial include The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC), M&T Bank (MTB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), and SouthState (SSB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

Regions Financial vs.

The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) and Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

The PNC Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Regions Financial. Regions Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The PNC Financial Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The PNC Financial Services Group$21.11B3.25$5.89B$14.1612.24
Regions Financial$7.12B2.70$1.89B$2.0810.29

The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 45.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Regions Financial pays out 48.1% 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. The PNC Financial Services Group has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Regions Financial has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

The PNC Financial Services Group currently has a consensus price target of $202.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.97%. Regions Financial has a consensus price target of $25.80, indicating a potential upside of 20.53%. Given Regions Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Regions Financial is more favorable than The PNC Financial Services Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The PNC Financial Services Group
2 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53
Regions Financial
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.52

In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 5 more articles in the media than Regions Financial. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 28 mentions for Regions Financial. Regions Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat The PNC Financial Services Group's score of 1.30 indicating that Regions Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The PNC Financial Services Group
23 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Regions Financial
21 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Regions Financial has a net margin of 20.20% compared to The PNC Financial Services Group's net margin of 17.10%. Regions Financial's return on equity of 12.83% beat The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The PNC Financial Services Group17.10% 11.12% 1.06%
Regions Financial 20.20%12.83%1.32%

83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Regions Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regions Financial has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Regions Financial received 98 more outperform votes than The PNC Financial Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.65% of users gave Regions Financial an outperform vote while only 57.94% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
The PNC Financial Services GroupOutperform Votes
843
57.94%
Underperform Votes
612
42.06%
Regions FinancialOutperform Votes
941
62.65%
Underperform Votes
561
37.35%

Summary

The PNC Financial Services Group beats Regions Financial on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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RF vs. The Competition

MetricRegions FinancialNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$19.25B$23.04B$11.48B$19.31B
Dividend Yield4.43%3.41%5.45%3.83%
P/E Ratio11.0412.8622.4534.55
Price / Sales2.702.9027.5234.91
Price / Cash9.2011.1617.6217.51
Price / Book1.201.192.774.68
Net Income$1.89B$2.17B$1.04B$1.02B
7 Day Performance-4.65%-2.01%-0.29%-1.96%
1 Month Performance8.35%6.62%6.03%7.26%
1 Year Performance9.99%19.25%536.56%3.95%

Regions Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RF
Regions Financial
4.879 of 5 stars
$21.41
+0.4%
$25.80
+20.5%
+7.3%$19.25B$7.12B11.0420,100News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PNC
The PNC Financial Services Group
4.9909 of 5 stars
$174.82
+5.0%
$200.88
+14.9%
+8.7%$69.16B$21.11B12.7261,500Positive News
Insider Trade
TFC
Truist Financial
4.8184 of 5 stars
$41.04
+5.2%
$48.06
+17.1%
-1.0%$53.73B$13.36B12.3252,600
MTB
M&T Bank
4.7548 of 5 stars
$184.75
+4.3%
$208.24
+12.7%
+17.3%$30.38B$9.30B12.6422,800News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
FCNCA
First Citizens BancShares
4.9992 of 5 stars
$1,932.93
+5.0%
$2,330.82
+20.6%
+3.6%$26.24B$9.65B10.2010,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
4.9319 of 5 stars
$39.27
+5.1%
$46.24
+17.7%
-1.2%$26.22B$8.29B12.5119,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
HBAN
Huntington Bancshares
4.9562 of 5 stars
$15.94
+4.7%
$17.45
+9.5%
+8.3%$23.28B$7.55B12.9620,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
KEY
KeyCorp
4.9796 of 5 stars
$16.47
+6.3%
$18.97
+15.2%
+2.0%$18.08B$4.64B-54.9917,500Analyst Forecast
EWBC
East West Bancorp
4.4028 of 5 stars
$95.92
+7.0%
$105.46
+9.9%
+19.3%$13.27B$2.62B11.503,160Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
FHN
First Horizon
4.7257 of 5 stars
$20.14
+4.4%
$22.03
+9.4%
+19.5%$10.20B$3.11B14.787,540News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
SSB
SouthState
4.8821 of 5 stars
$91.87
+3.5%
$116.60
+26.9%
+10.5%$9.33B$1.88B13.215,030News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up

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