Truist Financial (TFC) Competitors $40.65 -0.75 (-1.81%) As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TFC vs. PNC, MTB, FCNCA, FITB, HBAN, RF, KEY, EWBC, FHN, and SSBShould you be buying Truist Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Truist Financial include The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), M&T Bank (MTB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Regions Financial (RF), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), and SouthState (SSB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Truist Financial vs. The PNC Financial Services Group M&T Bank First Citizens BancShares Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Regions Financial KeyCorp East West Bancorp First Horizon SouthState The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) and Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings and dividends. Which has higher valuation & earnings, PNC or TFC? The PNC Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Truist Financial. Truist Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The PNC Financial Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe PNC Financial Services Group$21.11B3.32$5.89B$14.1612.53Truist Financial$13.36B3.98$4.82B$3.3911.99 Do analysts recommend PNC or TFC? The PNC Financial Services Group presently has a consensus target price of $202.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.27%. Truist Financial has a consensus target price of $47.83, suggesting a potential upside of 17.67%. Given Truist Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Truist Financial is more favorable than The PNC Financial Services Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The PNC Financial Services Group 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Truist Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Is PNC or TFC more profitable? The PNC Financial Services Group has a net margin of 17.10% compared to Truist Financial's net margin of 15.59%. The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity of 11.12% beat Truist Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The PNC Financial Services Group17.10% 11.12% 1.06% Truist Financial 15.59%9.32%1.00% Which has more risk & volatility, PNC or TFC? The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Truist Financial has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in PNC or TFC? 83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Truist Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Truist Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PNC or TFC? Truist Financial received 146 more outperform votes than The PNC Financial Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.94% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 52.75% of users gave Truist Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe PNC Financial Services GroupOutperform Votes84357.94% Underperform Votes61242.06% Truist FinancialOutperform Votes98952.75% Underperform Votes88647.25% Is PNC or TFC a better dividend stock? The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Truist Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 45.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Truist Financial pays out 61.4% 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. The PNC Financial Services Group has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Does the media prefer PNC or TFC? In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 32 more articles in the media than Truist Financial. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 5 mentions for Truist Financial. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Truist Financial's score of -0.29 indicating that The PNC Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The PNC Financial Services Group 27 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Truist Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryThe PNC Financial Services Group beats Truist Financial on 15 of the 22 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 FinancialNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$53.23B$23.44B$11.64B$19.69BDividend Yield5.05%3.42%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio12.2113.1222.8435.11Price / Sales3.982.9627.5634.10Price / Cash10.6611.1617.6217.51Price / Book0.931.222.854.78Net Income$4.82B$2.17B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.65%-0.13%1.44%0.90%1 Month Performance13.30%10.37%8.90%11.10%1 Year Performance4.15%20.66%539.12%5.28% Truist Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TFCTruist Financial4.8042 of 5 stars$40.65-1.8%$47.83+17.7%+4.2%$53.23B$13.36B12.2152,600PNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.994 of 5 stars$175.25+5.3%$200.88+14.6%+12.9%$69.30B$21.11B12.7461,500Trending NewsInsider TradeMTBM&T Bank4.7868 of 5 stars$184.99+4.4%$208.24+12.6%+21.9%$30.40B$9.30B12.6522,800Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares4.9947 of 5 stars$1,948.12+5.8%$2,330.82+19.6%+8.8%$26.42B$9.65B10.2710,700Positive NewsFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9403 of 5 stars$39.32+5.3%$46.24+17.6%+3.5%$26.29B$8.29B12.5419,300Positive NewsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9675 of 5 stars$15.98+5.0%$17.45+9.2%+13.8%$23.36B$7.55B13.0020,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementRFRegions Financial4.9033 of 5 stars$22.29+5.3%$25.53+14.5%+11.9%$20.01B$7.12B11.4820,100Positive NewsKEYKeyCorp4.9645 of 5 stars$16.54+6.7%$18.97+14.7%+6.9%$18.13B$4.64B-55.1517,500Dividend AnnouncementEWBCEast West Bancorp4.4625 of 5 stars$96.09+7.2%$105.46+9.8%+23.5%$13.29B$2.62B11.523,160Positive NewsFHNFirst Horizon4.468 of 5 stars$20.13+4.4%$22.03+9.5%+25.8%$10.23B$3.11B14.837,540Positive NewsGap UpSSBSouthState4.904 of 5 stars$92.05+3.7%$116.60+26.7%+13.3%$9.35B$1.88B13.235,030Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The PNC Financial Services Group Competitors M&T Bank Competitors First Citizens BancShares Competitors Fifth Third Bancorp Competitors Huntington Bancshares Competitors Regions Financial Competitors KeyCorp Competitors East West Bancorp Competitors First Horizon Competitors SouthState 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:TFC) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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