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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

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%

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 3.2%. Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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.

Do analysts recommend PNC or RF?

The PNC Financial Services Group currently has a consensus price target of $205.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.23%. Regions Financial has a consensus price target of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.23%. Given Regions Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Does the media prefer PNC or RF?

In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 9 more articles in the media than Regions Financial. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 40 mentions for Regions Financial. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Regions Financial's score of 0.69 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	23 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regions Financial	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Regions Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PNC or RF?

Regions Financial received 99 more outperform votes than The PNC Financial Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.77% of users gave Regions Financial an outperform vote while only 57.99% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The PNC Financial Services Group	Outperform Votes 835 57.99%	Underperform Votes 605 42.01%
Regions Financial	Outperform Votes 934 62.77%	Underperform Votes 554 37.23%

Which has more volatility & risk, PNC or RF?

The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regions Financial has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	3.79	$5.89B	$13.75	14.44
Regions Financial	$9.37B	2.39	$1.89B	$1.94	12.71

Summary

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