Synovus Financial (SNV) Competitors

First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) and Synovus Financial (NYSE:SNV) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings and dividends.

Is FCNCA or SNV more profitable?

First Citizens BancShares has a net margin of 18.55% compared to Synovus Financial's net margin of 14.05%. Synovus Financial's return on equity of 14.70% beat First Citizens BancShares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Citizens BancShares	18.55%	13.22%	1.30%
Synovus Financial	14.05%	14.70%	1.14%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FCNCA or SNV?

First Citizens BancShares has higher revenue and earnings than Synovus Financial. First Citizens BancShares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synovus Financial, 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
First Citizens BancShares	$14.97B	1.93	$2.78B	$189.43	10.89
Synovus Financial	$1.99B	3.71	$482.46M	$3.05	17.07

Which has more risk & volatility, FCNCA or SNV?

First Citizens BancShares has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synovus Financial has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FCNCA or SNV?

Synovus Financial received 273 more outperform votes than First Citizens BancShares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.11% of users gave Synovus Financial an outperform vote while only 54.78% of users gave First Citizens BancShares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Citizens BancShares	Outperform Votes 189 54.78%	Underperform Votes 156 45.22%
Synovus Financial	Outperform Votes 462 57.11%	Underperform Votes 347 42.89%

Do analysts recommend FCNCA or SNV?

First Citizens BancShares presently has a consensus target price of $2,323.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.68%. Synovus Financial has a consensus target price of $58.44, suggesting a potential upside of 12.26%. Given First Citizens BancShares' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe First Citizens BancShares is more favorable than Synovus Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Citizens BancShares	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Synovus Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media prefer FCNCA or SNV?

In the previous week, First Citizens BancShares had 11 more articles in the media than Synovus Financial. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for First Citizens BancShares and 4 mentions for Synovus Financial. First Citizens BancShares' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Synovus Financial's score of 1.33 indicating that First Citizens BancShares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Citizens BancShares	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Synovus Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FCNCA or SNV a better dividend stock?

First Citizens BancShares pays an annual dividend of $7.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Synovus Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. First Citizens BancShares pays out 4.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Synovus Financial pays out 49.8% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FCNCA or SNV?

78.0% of First Citizens BancShares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Synovus Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of First Citizens BancShares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Synovus Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

First Citizens BancShares and Synovus Financial tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.