Synovus Financial (SNV) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, FITB or SNV?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synovus Financial has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.3%. Synovus Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 49.2% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp has increased 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 16.58% compared to Synovus Financial's net margin of 10.82%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 14.58% beat Synovus Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth Third Bancorp	16.58%	14.58%	1.19%
Synovus Financial	10.82%	13.43%	1.04%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FITB or SNV?

Fifth Third Bancorp received 288 more outperform votes than Synovus Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.02% of users gave Synovus Financial an outperform vote while only 56.55% of users gave Fifth Third Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fifth Third Bancorp	Outperform Votes 747 56.55%	Underperform Votes 574 43.45%
Synovus Financial	Outperform Votes 459 57.02%	Underperform Votes 346 42.98%

Do analysts prefer FITB or SNV?

Fifth Third Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $44.81, indicating a potential downside of 0.54%. Synovus Financial has a consensus price target of $57.78, indicating a potential upside of 8.28%. 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

Which has higher earnings and 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	$8.17B	3.70	$2.35B	$3.01	14.97
Synovus Financial	$1.89B	3.99	$543.71M	$2.21	24.14

Does the media prefer FITB or SNV?

In the previous week, Synovus Financial had 17 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Synovus Financial and 13 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Synovus Financial's score of 0.57 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fifth Third Bancorp	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Synovus Financial	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Synovus Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Synovus Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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