Truist Financial (TFC) Competitors $46.80 +0.34 (+0.74%) Closing price 02/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.63 -0.17 (-0.37%) As of 02/14/2025 07:20 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends TFC vs. PNC, MTB, FCNCA, FITB, HBAN, RF, KEY, EWBC, FHN, and WBSShould 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 Webster Financial (WBS). 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 Webster Financial The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) and Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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% 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 3.3%. Truist Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Truist Financial pays out 62.5% 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 raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$34.44B2.23$5.89B$13.7514.10Truist Financial$24.25B2.56$4.82B$3.3314.06 Which has more volatility and risk, PNC or TFC? The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Truist Financial has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PNC or TFC? The PNC Financial Services Group presently has a consensus price target of $205.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.72%. Truist Financial has a consensus price target of $50.79, suggesting a potential upside of 8.52%. Given Truist Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35Truist Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 Does the media favor PNC or TFC? In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 23 more articles in the media than Truist Financial. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 2 mentions for Truist Financial. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Truist Financial's score of 0.22 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 19 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Truist Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PNC or TFC? Truist Financial received 106 more outperform votes than The PNC Financial Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.99% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 53.19% of users gave Truist Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe PNC Financial Services GroupOutperform Votes83557.99% Underperform Votes60542.01% Truist FinancialOutperform Votes94153.19% Underperform Votes82846.81% 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$63.92B$24.20B$12.05B$20.41BDividend Yield4.32%3.14%5.89%3.67%P/E Ratio14.0613.2621.0436.73Price / Sales2.562.3627.7616.17Price / Cash11.0111.4818.3320.34Price / Book1.081.272.745.73Net Income$4.82B$2.34B$1.03B$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.84%0.34%0.55%0.61%1 Month Performance3.09%3.89%3.13%1.93%1 Year Performance28.79%24.92%16.32%15.35% Truist Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TFCTruist Financial4.6713 of 5 stars$46.80+0.7%$50.79+8.5%+32.2%$63.92B$24.25B14.0650,832PNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9562 of 5 stars$198.19-1.3%$205.00+3.4%+31.1%$78.65B$34.44B14.4256,411Positive NewsMTBM&T Bank4.881 of 5 stars$198.50-0.9%$221.68+11.7%+46.0%$32.98B$9.28B13.5922,223FCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares4.8879 of 5 stars$2,171.08-2.1%$2,323.50+7.0%+43.4%$30.37B$9.73B11.4616,021Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.6726 of 5 stars$43.49-1.3%$46.75+7.5%+31.5%$29.16B$13.28B13.8518,724Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionPositive NewsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.7929 of 5 stars$16.80-0.7%$18.06+7.5%+31.5%$24.41B$11.96B13.6619,955Positive NewsRFRegions Financial4.895 of 5 stars$24.24-0.9%$27.67+14.2%+32.9%$22.03B$9.37B12.4920,101Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsKEYKeyCorp4.8645 of 5 stars$17.61-1.3%$19.69+11.9%+27.9%$17.46B$9.24B-58.7117,333Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionPositive NewsEWBCEast West Bancorp4.3537 of 5 stars$98.31-1.9%$110.38+12.3%+37.7%$13.66B$4.53B11.833,206Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionPositive NewsFHNFirst Horizon4.7747 of 5 stars$22.16-0.7%$22.04-0.5%+58.6%$11.75B$5.03B16.297,378Short Interest ↓WBSWebster Financial4.7841 of 5 stars$59.47-1.6%$62.08+4.4%+25.6%$10.20B$4.18B13.624,261Positive 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 Webster Financial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:TFC) was last updated on 2/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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