Fulton Financial (FULT) Competitors $19.60 +0.20 (+1.03%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FULT vs. EWBC, FHN, WBS, WAL, PNFP, CFR, WTFC, CBSH, ZION, and SSBShould you be buying Fulton Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fulton Financial include East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), Webster Financial (WBS), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), and SouthState (SSB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Fulton Financial vs. East West Bancorp First Horizon Webster Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation Pinnacle Financial Partners Cullen/Frost Bankers Wintrust Financial Commerce Bancshares Zions Bancorporation, National Association SouthState Fulton Financial (NASDAQ:FULT) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability. Do analysts prefer FULT or EWBC? Fulton Financial presently has a consensus target price of $19.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.51%. East West Bancorp has a consensus target price of $109.77, suggesting a potential upside of 14.45%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Fulton Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fulton Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Is FULT or EWBC a better dividend stock? Fulton Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Fulton Financial pays out 45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 27.8% 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. Which has more risk and volatility, FULT or EWBC? Fulton Financial has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FULT or EWBC? In the previous week, Fulton Financial had 2 more articles in the media than East West Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Fulton Financial and 17 mentions for East West Bancorp. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Fulton Financial's score of 0.72 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fulton Financial 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive East West Bancorp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, FULT or EWBC? East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Fulton Financial. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fulton Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFulton Financial$1.13B3.17$284.28M$1.5812.41East West Bancorp$2.55B5.22$1.16B$7.9212.11 Is FULT or EWBC more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 24.96% compared to Fulton Financial's net margin of 16.37%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 16.07% beat Fulton Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fulton Financial16.37% 11.33% 1.05% East West Bancorp 24.96%16.07%1.61% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FULT or EWBC? 72.0% of Fulton Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Fulton Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FULT or EWBC? East West Bancorp received 287 more outperform votes than Fulton Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.11% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 45.70% of users gave Fulton Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFulton FinancialOutperform Votes27145.70% Underperform Votes32254.30% East West BancorpOutperform Votes55865.11% Underperform Votes29934.89% SummaryEast West Bancorp beats Fulton Financial on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ProsperityPubCrypto’s hidden gem + greatest crypto bull run in history = $$$?You don’t actually want to buy Bitcoin this time around. That’s because there’s a better way to take advantage of this new bull market… One market expert calls it Crypto’s Hidden Gem And it’s a new way that has given folks like you and me the chance to see bigger and faster moves than the traditional way of buying Bitcoin… That means if you’ve stayed away from Bitcoin and crypto because it's confusing or seems risky… This is a much safer and better approach to ride this years’ crypto bull run. Because believe it or not… The 2024 crypto bull run is one you DON’T want to miss.Click Here to get the full details about Crypto’s Hidden Gem Get Fulton Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FULT 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 NASDAQ 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 FULT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFulton FinancialNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.57B$21.60B$10.99B$9.07BDividend Yield3.32%3.19%9.85%4.22%P/E Ratio12.4126.4928.5417.19Price / Sales3.172.9548.61116.80Price / Cash10.3011.0130.3437.86Price / Book1.251.262.734.78Net Income$284.28M$2.24B$1.03B$225.60M7 Day Performance-6.40%-4.24%-2.89%-1.24%1 Month Performance-7.92%-3.70%-2.86%3.36%1 Year Performance18.43%15.55%11.28%16.58% Fulton Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FULTFulton Financial2.4804 of 5 stars$19.60+1.0%$19.50-0.5%+19.3%$3.57B$1.13B12.413,400Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeEWBCEast West Bancorp4.2012 of 5 stars$101.560.0%$109.17+7.5%+35.6%$14.08B$2.55B12.753,206Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageFHNFirst Horizon4.3646 of 5 stars$20.32+0.6%$19.69-3.1%+45.9%$10.77B$3.17B14.637,378Analyst ForecastWBSWebster Financial4.9188 of 5 stars$59.04+0.1%$59.00-0.1%+9.3%$10.12B$3.94B13.514,261Analyst ForecastPositive NewsWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.884 of 5 stars$91.21+1.7%$93.40+2.4%+33.4%$10.04B$2.30B13.843,260Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.5623 of 5 stars$118.57+0.7%$113.64-4.2%+31.5%$9.16B$2.79B22.443,357Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.5896 of 5 stars$139.71+1.4%$127.07-9.0%+26.0%$8.96B$2.65B17.105,495Positive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.6162 of 5 stars$131.44+0.0%$124.62-5.2%+35.1%$8.74B$3.33B13.765,521Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCBSHCommerce Bancshares4.4515 of 5 stars$67.74+0.3%$65.07-3.9%+17.4%$8.69B$1.95B17.594,728Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeNews CoverageZIONZions Bancorporation, National Association4.6487 of 5 stars$57.54-0.2%$55.88-2.9%+26.2%$8.50B$4.62B13.149,679Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSSBSouthState3.7969 of 5 stars$109.20+0.5%$105.11-3.7%+19.0%$8.33B$1.65B16.785,070Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EWBC Competitors FHN Competitors WBS Competitors WAL Competitors PNFP Competitors CFR Competitors WTFC Competitors CBSH Competitors ZION Competitors SSB 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 (NASDAQ:FULT) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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