F.N.B. (FNB) Competitors

F.N.B. (NYSE:FNB) and KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) are both 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 FNB or KEY a better dividend stock?

F.N.B. pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. KeyCorp pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. F.N.B. pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KeyCorp pays out -273.3% 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. KeyCorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FNB or KEY?

79.3% of F.N.B. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of KeyCorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of F.N.B. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of KeyCorp 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FNB or KEY?

F.N.B. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KeyCorp. KeyCorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F.N.B., 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
F.N.B.	$1.60B	2.77	$465.33M	$1.26	9.77
KeyCorp	$4.39B	3.55	-$161M	-$0.30	-47.51

Does the media favor FNB or KEY?

In the previous week, KeyCorp had 11 more articles in the media than F.N.B.. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for KeyCorp and 16 mentions for F.N.B.. KeyCorp's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat F.N.B.'s score of 0.61 indicating that KeyCorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
F.N.B.	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KeyCorp	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, FNB or KEY?

F.N.B. has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KeyCorp has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FNB or KEY?

F.N.B. presently has a consensus price target of $18.17, suggesting a potential upside of 47.53%. KeyCorp has a consensus price target of $19.31, suggesting a potential upside of 35.46%. Given F.N.B.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe F.N.B. is more favorable than KeyCorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
F.N.B.	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
KeyCorp	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FNB or KEY?

KeyCorp received 845 more outperform votes than F.N.B. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.75% of users gave F.N.B. an outperform vote while only 61.74% of users gave KeyCorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
F.N.B.	Outperform Votes 433 62.75%	Underperform Votes 257 37.25%
KeyCorp	Outperform Votes 1278 61.74%	Underperform Votes 792 38.26%

Is FNB or KEY more profitable?

F.N.B. has a net margin of 18.12% compared to KeyCorp's net margin of -2.52%. KeyCorp's return on equity of 8.73% beat F.N.B.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
F.N.B.	18.12%	8.30%	1.08%
KeyCorp	-2.52%	8.73%	0.63%

Summary

KeyCorp beats F.N.B. on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.