Navient (NAVI) Competitors

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

Does the media refer more to FITB or NAVI?

In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Navient. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 13 mentions for Navient. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Navient's score of 0.52 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Navient	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FITB or NAVI a better dividend stock?

Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Navient pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Navient pays out 128.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Which has better earnings & valuation, FITB or NAVI?

Fifth Third Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Navient. Fifth Third Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navient, 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	$8.29B	3.47	$2.31B	$3.15	13.67
Navient	$4.43B	0.34	$131M	$0.50	29.58

Which has more risk and volatility, FITB or NAVI?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navient has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FITB or NAVI more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.65% compared to Navient's net margin of 1.37%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.64% beat Navient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.65%	13.64%	1.14%
Navient	1.37%	5.20%	0.26%

Do analysts prefer FITB or NAVI?

Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $47.53, indicating a potential upside of 10.41%. Navient has a consensus target price of $13.71, indicating a potential downside of 7.27%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than Navient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
Navient	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FITB or NAVI?

83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Navient shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of Navient 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.

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats Navient on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.