Regions Financial (RF) Competitors

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

Is RF or PNC 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
Regions Financial	20.20%	12.83%	1.32%
The PNC Financial Services Group	17.10%	11.12%	1.06%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RF or PNC?

Regions Financial received 96 more outperform votes than The PNC Financial Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.65% of users gave Regions Financial an outperform vote while only 58.01% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Regions Financial	Outperform Votes 936 62.65%	Underperform Votes 558 37.35%
The PNC Financial Services Group	Outperform Votes 840 58.01%	Underperform Votes 608 41.99%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RF or PNC?

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

Do analysts prefer RF or PNC?

Regions Financial currently has a consensus price target of $26.42, indicating a potential upside of 35.93%. The PNC Financial Services Group has a consensus price target of $203.47, indicating a potential upside of 31.28%. Given Regions Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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
Regions Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
The PNC Financial Services Group	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to RF or PNC?

In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 29 more articles in the media than Regions Financial. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 21 mentions for Regions Financial. Regions Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat The PNC Financial Services Group's score of 0.97 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The PNC Financial Services Group	32 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, RF or PNC?

Regions Financial has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, RF or PNC?

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
Regions Financial	$7.08B	2.48	$1.89B	$1.94	10.02
The PNC Financial Services Group	$20.81B	2.95	$5.89B	$13.75	11.27

Is RF or PNC a better dividend stock?

Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Regions Financial pays out 51.5% 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. Regions Financial has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and The PNC Financial Services Group has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Summary

The PNC Financial Services Group beats Regions Financial on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.