The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC) Competitors

Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) and The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, TFC or PNC?

Truist Financial has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TFC or PNC?

The PNC Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Truist Financial. Truist Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The PNC Financial Services Group, 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
Truist Financial	$13.28B	3.46	$4.82B	$3.33	10.58
The PNC Financial Services Group	$20.81B	2.93	$5.89B	$13.75	11.22

Does the media prefer TFC or PNC?

In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 44 more articles in the media than Truist Financial. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 4 mentions for Truist Financial. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Truist Financial's score of -0.87 indicating that The PNC Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Truist Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
The PNC Financial Services Group	28 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TFC or PNC a better dividend stock?

Truist Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Truist Financial pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 46.5% 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. The PNC Financial Services Group has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TFC or PNC?

71.3% of Truist Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Truist Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TFC or PNC?

Truist Financial received 128 more outperform votes than The PNC Financial Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.05% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 53.16% of users gave Truist Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Truist Financial	Outperform Votes 968 53.16%	Underperform Votes 853 46.84%
The PNC Financial Services Group	Outperform Votes 840 58.05%	Underperform Votes 607 41.95%

Is TFC or PNC more profitable?

The PNC Financial Services Group has a net margin of 17.10% compared to Truist Financial's net margin of 15.59%. The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity of 11.12% beat Truist Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Truist Financial	15.59%	9.32%	1.00%
The PNC Financial Services Group	17.10%	11.12%	1.06%

Do analysts rate TFC or PNC?

Truist Financial currently has a consensus target price of $50.42, suggesting a potential upside of 43.11%. The PNC Financial Services Group has a consensus target price of $205.18, suggesting a potential upside of 32.97%. Given Truist Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Truist Financial is more favorable than The PNC Financial Services Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Truist Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
The PNC Financial Services Group	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

The PNC Financial Services Group beats Truist Financial on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.