Synovus Financial (SNV) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	$12.09B	2.63	$11.47B	$174.55	12.61
Synovus Financial	$3.45B	2.29	$543.71M	$2.21	25.21

Does the media refer more to FCNCA or SNV?

In the previous week, First Citizens BancShares had 4 more articles in the media than Synovus Financial. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for First Citizens BancShares and 7 mentions for Synovus Financial. First Citizens BancShares' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Synovus Financial's score of 1.13 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Synovus Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 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 $6.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Synovus Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Citizens BancShares pays out 3.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Synovus Financial pays out 68.8% 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.

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, 56.95% of users gave Synovus Financial an outperform vote while only 55.66% of users gave First Citizens BancShares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Citizens BancShares	Outperform Votes 182 55.66%	Underperform Votes 145 44.34%
Synovus Financial	Outperform Votes 455 56.95%	Underperform Votes 344 43.05%

Do analysts prefer FCNCA or SNV?

First Citizens BancShares presently has a consensus target price of $2,025.90, indicating a potential downside of 7.93%. Synovus Financial has a consensus target price of $52.71, indicating a potential downside of 5.41%. Given Synovus Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Synovus Financial is more favorable than First Citizens BancShares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Citizens BancShares	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Synovus Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FCNCA or SNV?

61.2% of First Citizens BancShares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of Synovus Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of First Citizens BancShares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Synovus Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FCNCA or SNV more profitable?

First Citizens BancShares has a net margin of 17.36% compared to Synovus Financial's net margin of 10.82%. First Citizens BancShares' return on equity of 13.63% beat Synovus Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Citizens BancShares	17.36%	13.63%	1.33%
Synovus Financial	10.82%	13.43%	1.04%

Which has more risk & volatility, FCNCA or SNV?

First Citizens BancShares has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synovus Financial has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Citizens BancShares beats Synovus Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.