Truist Financial (TFC) Competitors $45.67 +0.24 (+0.53%) Closing price 07/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.52 -0.15 (-0.32%) As of 07/14/2025 07:56 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. 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 Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. Do analysts rate FITB or TFC? Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $47.53, suggesting a potential upside of 8.64%. Truist Financial has a consensus target price of $48.44, suggesting a potential upside of 6.07%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than Truist Financial.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) 2.84Truist Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 Is FITB or TFC a better dividend stock? Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Truist Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals believe in FITB or TFC? 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Truist Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Truist Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is FITB or TFC more profitable? Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.65% compared to Truist Financial's net margin of 15.59%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.64% beat Truist Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fifth Third Bancorp17.65% 13.64% 1.14% Truist Financial 15.59%8.96%0.99% Does the media refer more to FITB or TFC? In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than Truist Financial. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 7 mentions for Truist Financial. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Truist Financial's score of 0.37 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Truist Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings and valuation, FITB or TFC? 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 RatioFifth Third Bancorp$13.28B2.20$2.31B$3.1513.89Truist Financial$24.25B2.47$4.82B$3.3913.47 Which has more risk and volatility, FITB or TFC? Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Truist Financial has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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$59.81B$35.04B$12.03B$20.67BDividend Yield4.58%3.42%5.54%3.71%P/E Ratio13.4712.8919.2927.86Price / Sales2.472.1926.0356.13Price / Cash9.5810.4318.5517.92Price / Book1.051.432.294.60Net Income$4.82B$2.60B$992.75M$989.89M7 Day Performance0.49%0.58%0.52%0.43%1 Month Performance17.29%14.16%4.38%5.50%1 Year Performance10.32%23.29%538.82%9.92% Truist Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TFCTruist Financial4.7595 of 5 stars$45.67+0.5%$48.44+6.1%+12.7%$59.81B$24.25B13.4738,335Upcoming EarningsFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.7835 of 5 stars$42.96-1.0%$47.53+10.6%+13.7%$28.68B$8.29B13.6418,616Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9053 of 5 stars$17.46-0.5%$18.33+5.0%+26.1%$25.50B$7.55B13.3319,932Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.4.7413 of 5 stars$55.04-0.8%$57.22+4.0%+20.5%$8.12B$3.18B10.759,406Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCFGCitizens Financial Group4.6805 of 5 stars$46.94-1.6%$48.68+3.7%+25.4%$20.52B$12.36B14.9017,287Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCMAComerica4.5438 of 5 stars$62.72-1.7%$62.30-0.7%+14.8%$8.24B$4.99B11.867,928Upcoming EarningsKEYKeyCorp4.8347 of 5 stars$18.23-1.2%$18.97+4.1%+20.7%$19.98B$9.24B-107.2416,753Upcoming EarningsPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9076 of 5 stars$195.59-0.5%$206.35+5.5%+17.2%$77.37B$34.44B13.8155,184Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsRFRegions Financial4.894 of 5 stars$24.49-1.3%$26.15+6.8%+20.7%$22.01B$9.37B11.7719,644Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSNVSynovus Financial4.5092 of 5 stars$54.29-1.5%$57.11+5.2%+28.6%$7.55B$3.43B15.214,775Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastUSBU.S. Bancorp4.9647 of 5 stars$47.64-0.6%$51.61+8.3%+11.7%$74.22B$42.71B11.7970,263Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fifth Third Bancorp Competitors Huntington Bancshares Competitors Zions Bancorporation, N.A. 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