Truist Financial (TFC) Competitors $45.22 -0.08 (-0.18%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.12 -0.09 (-0.20%) As of 09/12/2025 06:31 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 TFC vs. EWBC, FITB, HBAN, ZION, CFG, CMA, KEY, PNC, SNV, and USBShould you be buying Truist Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Truist Financial include East West Bancorp (EWBC), 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), Synovus Financial (SNV), and U.S. Bancorp (USB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Truist Financial vs. Its Competitors East West Bancorp Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Citizens Financial Group Comerica KeyCorp The PNC Financial Services Group Synovus Financial U.S. Bancorp East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EWBC or TFC? 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Truist Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Truist Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, EWBC or TFC? East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Truist Financial has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, EWBC or TFC? Truist Financial has higher revenue and earnings than East West Bancorp. Truist Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than East West Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEast West Bancorp$4.53B3.33$1.17B$8.5612.78Truist Financial$20.03B2.91$4.82B$3.6712.32 Does the media favor EWBC or TFC? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 37 more articles in the media than Truist Financial. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for East West Bancorp and 2 mentions for Truist Financial. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Truist Financial's score of 0.16 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment East West Bancorp 15 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Truist Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is EWBC or TFC more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 26.06% compared to Truist Financial's net margin of 16.82%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.09% beat Truist Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets East West Bancorp26.06% 15.09% 1.56% Truist Financial 16.82%8.69%0.95% Is EWBC or TFC a better dividend stock? East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Truist Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Truist Financial pays out 56.7% 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. East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer EWBC or TFC? East West Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $116.64, suggesting a potential upside of 6.64%. Truist Financial has a consensus price target of $48.47, suggesting a potential upside of 7.20%. Given Truist Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Truist Financial is more favorable than East West Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Truist Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 SummaryEast West Bancorp beats Truist Financial on 13 of the 19 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. 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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$58.28B$36.03B$12.79B$21.58BDividend Yield4.61%3.38%5.40%3.48%P/E Ratio12.3213.35245.7329.75Price / Sales2.912.7631.1086.27Price / Cash9.5510.8922.3625.00Price / Book1.041.492.314.58Net Income$4.82B$2.60B$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance-2.86%0.51%1.04%0.68%1 Month Performance0.77%3.33%2.38%3.10%1 Year Performance8.07%23.10%539.26%14.39% Truist Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TFCTruist Financial4.5066 of 5 stars$45.22-0.2%$48.47+7.2%+8.6%$58.28B$20.03B12.3238,335EWBCEast West Bancorp3.7735 of 5 stars$109.61+1.9%$116.08+5.9%+40.1%$15.11B$4.53B12.803,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.4525 of 5 stars$45.44-0.4%$47.80+5.2%+10.7%$30.07B$13.28B14.1118,616Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9178 of 5 stars$17.73+0.6%$18.74+5.7%+25.1%$25.86B$11.96B13.1319,932News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.4.2276 of 5 stars$57.02+0.9%$60.78+6.6%+29.5%$8.42B$4.99B10.429,406Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCFGCitizens Financial Group4.0423 of 5 stars$51.75+0.1%$51.53-0.4%+30.5%$22.32B$12.36B15.7317,287News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCMAComerica4.509 of 5 stars$68.67-0.3%$64.65-5.9%+24.3%$8.83B$4.99B13.157,928Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastKEYKeyCorp4.5911 of 5 stars$19.17+1.2%$19.39+1.2%+18.5%$21.01B$9.24B-273.7916,753Positive NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumePNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.8245 of 5 stars$203.71-0.3%$214.17+5.1%+13.8%$80.22B$34.44B13.9355,184News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastSNVSynovus Financial4.9902 of 5 stars$51.80+0.6%$58.83+13.6%+18.4%$7.19B$3.43B9.944,775Positive NewsUSBU.S. Bancorp4.9046 of 5 stars$48.68-0.2%$52.55+7.9%+12.0%$75.75B$42.71B11.6570,263News CoveragePositive NewsDividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies East West Bancorp Competitors Fifth Third Bancorp Competitors Huntington Bancshares Competitors Zions Bancorporation, N.A. 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