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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Is PNC or FITB more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.43% compared to The PNC Financial Services Group's net margin of 17.10%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 14.10% beat The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The PNC Financial Services Group	17.10%	11.12%	1.06%
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.43%	14.10%	1.16%

Does the media prefer PNC or FITB?

In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 4 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 35 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat The PNC Financial Services Group's score of 0.86 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The PNC Financial Services Group	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	15 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	$20.81B	2.95	$5.89B	$13.75	11.27
Fifth Third Bancorp	$8.25B	2.80	$2.31B	$3.14	11.02

Do analysts rate PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group currently has a consensus target price of $203.47, suggesting a potential upside of 31.35%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $48.12, suggesting a potential upside of 39.07%. 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Which has more risk & volatility, PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PNC or FITB?

The PNC Financial Services Group received 83 more outperform votes than Fifth Third Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.01% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 56.70% of users gave Fifth Third Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The PNC Financial Services Group	Outperform Votes 840 58.01%	Underperform Votes 608 41.99%
Fifth Third Bancorp	Outperform Votes 757 56.70%	Underperform Votes 578 43.30%

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 4.1%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.1% 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 and Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

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

83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

The PNC Financial Services Group and Fifth Third Bancorp tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.