Regions Financial (RF) Competitors $24.84 +0.22 (+0.87%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.76 -0.09 (-0.35%) As of 07:56 PM 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. 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 Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Does the media prefer FITB or RF? In the previous week, Regions Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Regions Financial and 16 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Regions Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 0.72 indicating that Regions Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fifth Third Bancorp 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Regions Financial 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, FITB or RF? Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regions Financial has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer FITB or RF? Fifth Third Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $47.53, indicating a potential upside of 7.90%. Regions Financial has a consensus price target of $26.15, indicating a potential upside of 5.25%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than Regions Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fifth Third Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84Regions Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.52 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FITB or RF? 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 RatioFifth Third Bancorp$13.28B2.21$2.31B$3.1513.98Regions Financial$9.37B2.38$1.89B$2.0811.94 Is FITB or RF 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 Fifth Third Bancorp17.65% 13.64% 1.14% Regions Financial 21.43%13.04%1.36% Is FITB or RF a better dividend stock? Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Regions Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Do institutionals and insiders believe in FITB or RF? 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Regions Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryFifth Third Bancorp beats Regions Financial on 12 of the 19 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$22.14B$1.99B$11.98B$20.59BDividend Yield4.06%2.62%5.54%3.73%P/E Ratio11.9412.2219.0126.08Price / Sales2.382.3325.3743.16Price / Cash10.1212.4821.4822.41Price / Book1.391.222.294.61Net Income$1.89B$154.64M$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance0.67%0.25%0.18%3.26%1 Month Performance11.09%5.79%3.09%4.37%1 Year Performance23.09%27.80%540.36%14.95% Regions Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RFRegions Financial4.8953 of 5 stars$24.85+0.9%$26.15+5.3%+22.8%$22.14B$9.37B11.9419,644Positive NewsFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.872 of 5 stars$41.130.0%$47.53+15.6%+19.9%$27.45B$13.28B13.0619,300Upcoming EarningsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.8246 of 5 stars$16.76+1.0%$18.08+7.9%+34.3%$24.48B$11.96B12.7920,000Analyst ForecastWTFCWintrust Financial4.5014 of 5 stars$123.98+0.5%$135.77+9.5%+34.5%$8.30B$3.97B12.265,903Analyst ForecastCFGCitizens Financial Group4.8673 of 5 stars$44.80+0.8%$47.89+6.9%+30.6%$19.58B$7.77B14.2217,287Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeFNBF.N.B.4.3734 of 5 stars$14.59+0.3%$17.57+20.4%+16.1%$5.25B$1.60B11.584,280Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastKEYKeyCorp4.9628 of 5 stars$17.45+1.3%$18.92+8.4%+29.4%$19.12B$9.24B-102.6516,753Analyst UpgradeMTBM&T Bank4.6466 of 5 stars$194.06+0.1%$210.88+8.7%+33.7%$31.15B$9.30B13.0022,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9621 of 5 stars$186.54+0.4%$202.67+8.6%+21.6%$73.48B$21.11B13.1761,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeSNVSynovus Financial4.7957 of 5 stars$51.80+0.2%$56.56+9.2%+36.9%$7.20B$3.43B14.514,775News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastWBSWebster Financial4.8784 of 5 stars$54.70-0.1%$63.75+16.5%+35.1%$9.20B$4.18B12.324,407News CoverageAnalyst Forecast 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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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