Truist Financial (TFC) Competitors $43.18 +0.22 (+0.51%) As of 10:02 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TFC vs. FITB, HBAN, ZION, CFG, CMA, KEY, PNC, RF, SNV, and USBShould you be buying Truist Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Truist Financial include Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (ZION), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), Comerica (CMA), KeyCorp (KEY), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Regions Financial (RF), Synovus Financial (SNV), and U.S. Bancorp (USB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Truist Financial vs. Its Competitors Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Citizens Financial Group Comerica KeyCorp The PNC Financial Services Group Regions Financial Synovus Financial U.S. Bancorp Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, TFC or FITB? Truist Financial has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is TFC or FITB a better dividend stock? Truist Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Truist Financial pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 46.0% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TFC or FITB? 71.3% of Truist Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Truist Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to TFC or FITB? In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 10 more articles in the media than Truist Financial. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 5 mentions for Truist Financial. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Truist Financial's score of 0.49 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Truist Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fifth Third Bancorp 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is TFC or FITB more profitable? Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.97% compared to Truist Financial's net margin of 16.82%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.31% beat Truist Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Truist Financial16.82% 8.69% 0.95% Fifth Third Bancorp 17.97%13.31%1.15% Do analysts recommend TFC or FITB? Truist Financial currently has a consensus target price of $48.65, suggesting a potential upside of 12.66%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 15.89%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than Truist Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Truist Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Fifth Third Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TFC or FITB? Truist Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. Truist 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 RatioTruist Financial$24.25B2.33$4.82B$3.6711.77Fifth Third Bancorp$13.28B2.07$2.31B$3.2212.81 SummaryFifth Third Bancorp beats Truist Financial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Truist Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TFC 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 TFC 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 TFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTruist FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$56.54B$34.08B$12.07B$20.50BDividend Yield4.84%3.54%5.66%3.70%P/E Ratio11.7712.5619.8229.22Price / Sales2.332.2926.2361.91Price / Cash9.0610.1818.0017.53Price / Book0.991.412.204.59Net Income$4.82B$2.60B$999.86M$994.29M7 Day Performance-4.17%-3.36%-1.65%-2.82%1 Month Performance-4.53%-2.42%-0.92%-1.83%1 Year Performance2.51%22.29%541.47%11.39% Truist Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TFCTruist Financial4.9549 of 5 stars$43.18+0.5%$48.65+12.7%+2.0%$56.54B$24.25B11.7738,335Dividend AnnouncementFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9216 of 5 stars$42.52-0.8%$47.80+12.4%+3.4%$28.38B$13.28B13.2018,616Positive NewsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9808 of 5 stars$16.65-1.2%$18.68+12.3%+16.7%$24.31B$11.96B12.3319,932Positive NewsZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.4.6681 of 5 stars$55.370.0%$60.78+9.8%+11.3%$8.17B$4.99B10.129,406Positive NewsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑Gap DownCFGCitizens Financial Group4.8566 of 5 stars$49.34-0.3%$51.05+3.5%+19.4%$21.57B$7.85B15.0017,287Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCMAComerica4.3445 of 5 stars$69.65+2.4%$63.25-9.2%+27.9%$9.15B$4.99B13.347,928Dividend AnnouncementKEYKeyCorp4.8973 of 5 stars$18.43-0.8%$19.39+5.3%+22.0%$20.19B$9.24B-263.2116,753Gap DownPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.983 of 5 stars$194.03-1.0%$212.76+9.7%+9.3%$76.75B$22.10B13.2755,184Positive NewsRFRegions Financial4.8211 of 5 stars$26.29-0.5%$27.33+4.0%+19.1%$23.63B$9.37B12.2319,644Positive NewsSNVSynovus Financial4.9978 of 5 stars$48.88-1.5%$60.33+23.4%+10.9%$6.79B$3.43B9.384,775High Trading VolumeUSBU.S. Bancorp4.9734 of 5 stars$46.09-0.5%$52.50+13.9%+3.7%$71.80B$42.71B11.0370,263Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fifth Third Bancorp Competitors Huntington Bancshares Competitors Zions Bancorporation, N.A. 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