Synovus Financial (SNV) Competitors

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and Synovus Financial (NYSE:SNV) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, FITB or SNV?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synovus Financial has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FITB or SNV?

Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $46.86, indicating a potential upside of 15.96%. Synovus Financial has a consensus target price of $58.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.21%. Given Synovus Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Synovus Financial is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Synovus Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is FITB or SNV a better dividend stock?

Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Synovus Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Synovus Financial pays out 51.1% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Fifth Third Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is FITB or SNV more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.43% compared to Synovus Financial's net margin of 14.05%. Synovus Financial's return on equity of 14.70% beat Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.43%	14.10%	1.16%
Synovus Financial	14.05%	14.70%	1.14%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FITB or SNV?

Fifth Third Bancorp received 291 more outperform votes than Synovus Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.04% of users gave Synovus Financial an outperform vote while only 56.57% of users gave Fifth Third Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fifth Third Bancorp	Outperform Votes 753 56.57%	Underperform Votes 578 43.43%
Synovus Financial	Outperform Votes 462 57.04%	Underperform Votes 348 42.96%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FITB or SNV?

83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Synovus Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to FITB or SNV?

In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 10 more articles in the media than Synovus Financial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 7 mentions for Synovus Financial. Synovus Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 1.09 indicating that Synovus Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fifth Third Bancorp	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Synovus Financial	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, FITB or SNV?

Fifth Third Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Synovus Financial. Fifth Third Bancorp 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
Fifth Third Bancorp	$8.25B	3.27	$2.31B	$3.14	12.87
Synovus Financial	$1.98B	3.50	$482.46M	$3.05	16.13

Summary

Synovus Financial beats Fifth Third Bancorp on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.