Regions Financial (RF) Competitors

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Does the media prefer RF or FITB?

In the previous week, Regions Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Regions Financial and 14 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Regions Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 1.12 indicating that Regions Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regions Financial	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RF or FITB?

79.4% of Regions Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 4.2%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Regions Financial pays out 48.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, RF or FITB?

Regions Financial has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less 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.

Is RF or FITB more profitable?

Regions Financial has a net margin of 21.43% compared to Fifth Third Bancorp's net margin of 17.65%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.64% beat Regions Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regions Financial	21.43%	13.04%	1.36%
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.65%	13.64%	1.14%

Do analysts rate RF or FITB?

Regions Financial presently has a consensus target price of $26.15, suggesting a potential upside of 8.98%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $47.53, suggesting a potential upside of 11.13%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Regions Financial	$9.37B	2.30	$1.89B	$2.08	11.54
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.15	$2.31B	$3.15	13.58

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats Regions Financial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.