Regions Financial (RF) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer PNC or RF?

In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 11 more articles in the media than Regions Financial. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 31 mentions for Regions Financial. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Regions Financial's score of 1.11 indicating that The PNC Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The PNC Financial Services Group	30 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regions Financial	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend PNC or RF?

The PNC Financial Services Group currently has a consensus price target of $201.65, indicating a potential upside of 14.03%. Regions Financial has a consensus price target of $27.28, indicating a potential upside of 21.56%. Given Regions Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Regions Financial is more favorable than The PNC Financial Services Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The PNC Financial Services Group	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35
Regions Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is PNC or RF more profitable?

Regions Financial has a net margin of 20.20% compared to The PNC Financial Services Group's net margin of 17.10%. Regions Financial's return on equity of 12.83% beat The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The PNC Financial Services Group	17.10%	11.12%	1.06%
Regions Financial	20.20%	12.83%	1.32%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PNC or RF?

Regions Financial received 100 more outperform votes than The PNC Financial Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.78% of users gave Regions Financial an outperform vote while only 57.98% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The PNC Financial Services Group	Outperform Votes 836 57.98%	Underperform Votes 606 42.02%
Regions Financial	Outperform Votes 936 62.78%	Underperform Votes 555 37.22%

Is PNC or RF a better dividend stock?

The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Regions Financial pays out 51.5% 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 and Regions Financial has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, PNC or RF?

The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regions Financial has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PNC or RF?

The PNC Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Regions Financial. Regions 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
The PNC Financial Services Group	$20.81B	3.36	$5.89B	$13.75	12.86
Regions Financial	$7.08B	2.87	$1.89B	$1.94	11.57

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

83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Regions Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

The PNC Financial Services Group beats Regions Financial on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.