FULT vs. EWBC, FHN, SSB, WBS, WAL, CBSH, PNFP, CFR, WTFC, and UMBF
Should 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), SouthState (SSB), Webster Financial (WBS), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), and UMB Financial (UMBF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Fulton Financial vs.
East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and Fulton Financial (NASDAQ:FULT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.
East West Bancorp has a net margin of 25.73% compared to Fulton Financial's net margin of 15.87%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.71% beat Fulton Financial's return on equity.
In the previous week, Fulton Financial had 1 more articles in the media than East West Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Fulton Financial and 12 mentions for East West Bancorp. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Fulton Financial's score of 1.02 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
East West Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $111.31, suggesting a potential upside of 22.49%. Fulton Financial has a consensus target price of $20.64, suggesting a potential upside of 13.05%. Given East West Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Fulton Financial.
East West Bancorp received 290 more outperform votes than Fulton Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.71% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 45.39% of users gave Fulton Financial an outperform vote.
East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Fulton Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fulton Financial pays out 45.9% 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.
89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Fulton Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Fulton Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fulton Financial has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
East West Bancorp beats Fulton Financial on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FULT) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
