F.N.B. (FNB) Competitors

Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) and F.N.B. (NYSE:FNB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RF or FNB?

Regions Financial received 502 more outperform votes than F.N.B. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.77% of users gave Regions Financial an outperform vote while only 62.70% of users gave F.N.B. an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Regions Financial	Outperform Votes 934 62.77%	Underperform Votes 554 37.23%
F.N.B.	Outperform Votes 432 62.70%	Underperform Votes 257 37.30%

Does the media favor RF or FNB?

In the previous week, F.N.B. had 3 more articles in the media than Regions Financial. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for F.N.B. and 19 mentions for Regions Financial. Regions Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat F.N.B.'s score of 0.50 indicating that Regions Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regions Financial	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
F.N.B.	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, RF or FNB?

Regions Financial has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F.N.B. has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RF or FNB?

79.4% of Regions Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of F.N.B. shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of F.N.B. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RF or FNB?

Regions Financial has higher revenue and earnings than F.N.B.. F.N.B. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regions Financial, 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
Regions Financial	$9.37B	2.27	$1.89B	$1.94	12.06
F.N.B.	$2.57B	2.07	$465.33M	$1.26	11.73

Do analysts prefer RF or FNB?

Regions Financial presently has a consensus price target of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.30%. F.N.B. has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.21%. Given F.N.B.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe F.N.B. is more favorable than Regions Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regions Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
F.N.B.	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is RF or FNB more profitable?

Regions Financial has a net margin of 20.20% compared to F.N.B.'s net margin of 18.12%. Regions Financial's return on equity of 12.83% beat F.N.B.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regions Financial	20.20%	12.83%	1.32%
F.N.B.	18.12%	8.30%	1.08%

Is RF or FNB a better dividend stock?

Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. F.N.B. pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Regions Financial pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F.N.B. pays out 38.1% 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. Regions Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Regions Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Regions Financial beats F.N.B. on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.