State Street (STT) Competitors

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and State Street (NYSE:STT) 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, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FITB or STT?

State Street has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. State Street 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
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.20	$2.31B	$3.15	13.89
State Street	$22.13B	1.41	$2.69B	$8.91	12.30

Does the media prefer FITB or STT?

In the previous week, State Street had 16 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for State Street and 16 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat State Street's score of 0.83 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fifth Third Bancorp	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
State Street	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FITB or STT a better dividend stock?

Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. State Street pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. State Street pays out 34.1% 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and State Street has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Fifth Third Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, FITB or STT?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, State Street has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FITB or STT?

83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of State Street shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of State Street shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FITB or STT more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.65% compared to State Street's net margin of 12.85%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.64% beat State Street's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.65%	13.64%	1.14%
State Street	12.85%	12.79%	0.84%

Do analysts recommend FITB or STT?

Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $47.53, indicating a potential upside of 8.61%. State Street has a consensus target price of $109.92, indicating a potential upside of 0.33%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than State Street.

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)	2.84
State Street	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats State Street on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.