M&T Bank (MTB) Competitors

M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is MTB or FITB a better dividend stock?

M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. M&T Bank pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.0% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Fifth Third Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MTB or FITB?

84.7% of M&T Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of M&T Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MTB or FITB more profitable?

M&T Bank has a net margin of 19.86% compared to Fifth Third Bancorp's net margin of 17.65%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.64% beat M&T Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M&T Bank	19.86%	10.18%	1.28%
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.65%	13.64%	1.14%

Do analysts rate MTB or FITB?

M&T Bank presently has a consensus price target of $211.48, suggesting a potential upside of 10.04%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus price target of $47.53, suggesting a potential upside of 11.23%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than M&T Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Does the media refer more to MTB or FITB?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 10 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for M&T Bank and 16 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat M&T Bank's score of 0.94 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M&T Bank	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fifth Third Bancorp	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, MTB or FITB?

M&T Bank has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MTB or FITB?

M&T Bank has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fifth Third Bancorp. M&T Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fifth Third Bancorp, 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
M&T Bank	$9.30B	3.32	$2.59B	$14.93	12.87
Fifth Third Bancorp	$13.28B	2.15	$2.31B	$3.15	13.57

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats M&T Bank on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.