Truist Financial (TFC) Competitors

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)	2.84
Truist 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 Bancorp	17.65%	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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.20	$2.31B	$3.15	13.89
Truist Financial	$24.25B	2.47	$4.82B	$3.39	13.47

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.

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats Truist Financial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.