Free Trial

This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading.

SunTrust Banks (STI) Competitors

SunTrust Banks logo

STI vs. NBTB, OFG, FBNC, CHCO, FCF, LKFN, SRCE, STBA, GABC, and NBHC

Should you be buying SunTrust Banks stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SunTrust Banks include NBT Bancorp (NBTB), OFG Bancorp (OFG), First Bancorp (FBNC), City (CHCO), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), Lakeland Financial (LKFN), 1st Source (SRCE), S&T Bancorp (STBA), German American Bancorp (GABC), and National Bank (NBHC). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

SunTrust Banks vs. Its Competitors

NBT Bancorp (NASDAQ:NBTB) and SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI) are both regional banks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

NBT Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SunTrust Banks has a beta of -0.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500.

58.5% of NBT Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of NBT Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of SunTrust Banks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

NBT Bancorp has a net margin of 17.99% compared to SunTrust Banks' net margin of 0.00%. NBT Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat SunTrust Banks' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NBT Bancorp17.99% 9.57% 1.06%
SunTrust Banks N/A -10.88%-17.06%

NBT Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than SunTrust Banks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NBT Bancorp$788.49M2.62$140.64M$3.0214.48
SunTrust BanksN/AN/A-$19.78MN/AN/A

In the previous week, NBT Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than SunTrust Banks. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for NBT Bancorp and 0 mentions for SunTrust Banks. NBT Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat SunTrust Banks' score of 0.00 indicating that NBT Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
NBT Bancorp Positive
SunTrust Banks Neutral

NBT Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $51.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.97%. Given NBT Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NBT Bancorp is more favorable than SunTrust Banks.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NBT Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
SunTrust Banks
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

NBT Bancorp beats SunTrust Banks on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

Get SunTrust Banks News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

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

STI vs. The Competition

MetricSunTrust Bankselectrical machinery, equipment, & supplies IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$534.91M$65.07M$27.69B$20.63B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A3.13%3.72%
P/E RatioN/AN/A46.9327.74
Price / SalesN/A0.251,886.5742.43
Price / CashN/A0.0133.7217.96
Price / Book-0.490.307.224.57
Net Income-$19.78M-$30.75M$768.08M$987.45M

SunTrust Banks Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STI
SunTrust Banks
N/A$4.34
-2.3%
N/A-80.9%$534.91MN/A0.0022,899
NBTB
NBT Bancorp
3.8815 of 5 stars
$43.30
-1.3%
$52.75
+21.8%
+5.1%$2.07B$788.49M14.342,083Analyst Upgrade
OFG
OFG Bancorp
2.6759 of 5 stars
$44.47
-1.2%
$45.50
+2.3%
+13.0%$2.02B$873.53M10.662,246News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
FBNC
First Bancorp
1.5839 of 5 stars
$46.62
-1.3%
$49.33
+5.8%
+33.3%$1.96B$537.14M22.091,396Positive News
CHCO
City
1.3666 of 5 stars
$127.06
-1.4%
$127.50
+0.3%
+12.7%$1.87B$379.76M15.92910High Trading Volume
FCF
First Commonwealth Financial
3.7025 of 5 stars
$16.95
-1.8%
$18.92
+11.6%
+12.8%$1.81B$479.86M12.651,545News Coverage
LKFN
Lakeland Financial
2.3764 of 5 stars
$64.51
-1.1%
$68.50
+6.2%
+2.9%$1.67B$257.30M18.43650Dividend Announcement
SRCE
1st Source
3.7712 of 5 stars
$65.03
-1.0%
$72.00
+10.7%
+12.9%$1.61B$574.21M11.431,205Positive News
STBA
S&T Bancorp
2.7938 of 5 stars
$39.46
-1.0%
$41.67
+5.6%
+10.6%$1.53B$381.33M11.371,206Analyst Downgrade
GABC
German American Bancorp
4.7749 of 5 stars
$40.84
+0.3%
$45.20
+10.7%
+9.9%$1.53B$353.70M16.471,020News Coverage
Positive News
NBHC
National Bank
3.3739 of 5 stars
$39.47
-1.4%
$46.00
+16.5%
-4.0%$1.53B$599.50M13.611,309

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NYSE:STI) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners