Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) Competitors

The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PNC or FITB?

83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The PNC Financial Services Group	$31.88B	2.47	$5.58B	$11.83	16.77
Fifth Third Bancorp	$12.64B	2.35	$2.35B	$3.01	14.73

Is PNC or FITB a better dividend stock?

The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 54.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 49.2% 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 and Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Fifth Third Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group presently has a consensus target price of $205.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.35%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $45.92, suggesting a potential upside of 3.56%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fifth Third Bancorp 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)	2.35
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group received 86 more outperform votes than Fifth Third Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.99% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 56.61% of users gave Fifth Third Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The PNC Financial Services Group	Outperform Votes 835 57.99%	Underperform Votes 605 42.01%
Fifth Third Bancorp	Outperform Votes 749 56.61%	Underperform Votes 574 43.39%

Is PNC or FITB more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 16.58% compared to The PNC Financial Services Group's net margin of 14.97%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 14.58% beat The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The PNC Financial Services Group	14.97%	10.88%	1.02%
Fifth Third Bancorp	16.58%	14.58%	1.19%

Which has more risk & volatility, PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PNC or FITB?

In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 49 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 13 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Fifth Third Bancorp'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	32 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats The PNC Financial Services Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.