Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) Competitors

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and State Street (NYSE:STT) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is FITB or STT more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 16.58% compared to State Street's net margin of 9.87%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 14.58% beat State Street's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth Third Bancorp	16.58%	14.58%	1.19%
State Street	9.87%	12.02%	0.82%

Which has more risk & volatility, FITB or STT?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, State Street has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FITB or STT?

In the previous week, State Street had 2 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for State Street and 26 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat State Street's score of 0.76 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
State Street	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FITB or STT?

Fifth Third Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than State Street. State Street 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	$8.17B	3.80	$2.35B	$3.01	15.39
State Street	$18.37B	1.52	$1.94B	$6.33	15.06

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FITB or STT?

Fifth Third Bancorp received 74 more outperform votes than State Street when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.60% of users gave Fifth Third Bancorp an outperform vote while only 56.14% of users gave State Street an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fifth Third Bancorp	Outperform Votes 746 56.60%	Underperform Votes 572 43.40%
State Street	Outperform Votes 672 56.14%	Underperform Votes 525 43.86%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FITB or STT?

83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of State Street shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of State Street shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer FITB or STT?

Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $43.09, suggesting a potential downside of 6.95%. State Street has a consensus price target of $92.11, suggesting a potential downside of 3.35%. Given State Street's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe State Street is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
State Street	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Is FITB or STT a better dividend stock?

Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. State Street pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 49.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. State Street pays out 48.0% 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and State Street has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Fifth Third Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats State Street on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.