Regions Financial (RF) Competitors $20.52 +0.11 (+0.53%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.74 +0.22 (+1.05%) As of 06:05 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RF vs. PNC, TFC, MTB, FCNCA, FITB, HBAN, KEY, EWBC, FHN, and SSBShould 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 Truist Financial M&T Bank First Citizens BancShares Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares KeyCorp East West Bancorp First Horizon SouthState 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PNC or RF? Regions Financial received 97 more outperform votes than The PNC Financial Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.64% of users gave Regions Financial an outperform vote while only 57.91% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe PNC Financial Services GroupOutperform Votes84257.91% Underperform Votes61242.09% Regions FinancialOutperform Votes93962.64% Underperform Votes56037.36% Is PNC or RF more profitable? 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% Do analysts recommend PNC or RF? The PNC Financial Services Group currently has a consensus target price of $200.88, suggesting a potential upside of 24.81%. Regions Financial has a consensus target price of $25.53, suggesting a potential upside of 24.40%. Given The PNC Financial Services Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe The PNC Financial Services Group is more favorable than Regions Financial.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) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Regions Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PNC or RF? 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PNC or RF a better dividend stock? The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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 raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Regions Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, PNC or RF? The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regions Financial has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, PNC or RF? 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 RatioThe PNC Financial Services Group$21.11B3.02$5.89B$14.1611.37Regions Financial$7.12B2.61$1.89B$2.089.86 Does the media favor PNC or RF? In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 12 more articles in the media than Regions Financial. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 18 mentions for Regions Financial. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Regions Financial's score of 1.06 indicating that The PNC Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The PNC Financial Services Group 22 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Regions Financial 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryThe PNC Financial Services Group beats Regions Financial on 14 of the 22 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 FinancialNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.58B$21.90B$11.11B$18.96BDividend Yield4.89%3.64%5.77%4.01%P/E Ratio10.5812.4022.1032.87Price / Sales2.612.8026.3128.03Price / Cash9.2011.1617.6017.52Price / Book1.151.162.674.47Net Income$1.89B$2.17B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.18%1.55%0.72%0.59%1 Month Performance-6.86%0.24%-0.57%-3.54%1 Year Performance4.48%18.02%537.59%3.80% Regions Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RFRegions Financial4.9163 of 5 stars$20.52+0.5%$25.53+24.4%+4.9%$18.58B$7.12B10.5820,100Positive NewsPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9738 of 5 stars$159.45+0.6%$200.88+26.0%+4.6%$63.08B$21.11B11.5961,500Insider TradePositive NewsTFCTruist Financial4.8638 of 5 stars$38.40+1.9%$47.83+24.6%+1.5%$50.12B$13.36B11.5352,600Dividend AnnouncementMTBM&T Bank4.9149 of 5 stars$168.72+0.8%$208.24+23.4%+17.1%$27.71B$9.30B11.5322,800Short Interest ↓Positive NewsFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares4.9745 of 5 stars$1,775.83-0.2%$2,330.82+31.3%+6.3%$24.11B$9.65B9.3710,700Positive NewsFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9986 of 5 stars$35.72+1.2%$46.24+29.4%-2.7%$23.87B$8.33B11.3819,300Positive NewsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9305 of 5 stars$14.57+1.2%$17.45+19.7%+7.1%$21.28B$7.55B11.8420,000Positive NewsKEYKeyCorp4.9972 of 5 stars$14.90+1.2%$19.15+28.5%+2.0%$16.32B$4.64B-49.6517,500EWBCEast West Bancorp3.6998 of 5 stars$86.15+1.0%$105.46+22.4%+15.0%$11.93B$2.62B10.343,160Positive NewsFHNFirst Horizon4.8235 of 5 stars$17.97+0.9%$22.03+22.6%+21.5%$9.23B$3.11B13.207,540Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradePositive NewsSSBSouthState4.5419 of 5 stars$86.87-0.6%$117.10+34.8%+13.8%$8.82B$1.67B12.505,030Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PNC Competitors TFC Competitors MTB Competitors FCNCA Competitors FITB Competitors HBAN Competitors KEY Competitors EWBC Competitors FHN Competitors SSB 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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