Synchrony Financial (SYF) Competitors $64.40 +0.75 (+1.18%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SYF vs. TD, SMFG, SAN, BNS, NU, MFG, CM, ITUB, BBVA, and INGShould you be buying Synchrony Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Synchrony Financial include Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Banco Santander (SAN), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), NU (NU), Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Itaú Unibanco (ITUB), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), and ING Groep (ING). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Synchrony Financial vs. Toronto-Dominion Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Banco Santander Bank of Nova Scotia NU Mizuho Financial Group Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Itaú Unibanco Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria ING Groep Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD) and Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TD or SYF? Synchrony Financial received 320 more outperform votes than Toronto-Dominion Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.55% of users gave Synchrony Financial an outperform vote while only 54.43% of users gave Toronto-Dominion Bank an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformToronto-Dominion BankOutperform Votes52854.43% Underperform Votes44245.57% Synchrony FinancialOutperform Votes84870.55% Underperform Votes35429.45% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TD or SYF? 52.4% of Toronto-Dominion Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Synchrony Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Toronto-Dominion Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Synchrony 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. Do analysts prefer TD or SYF? Toronto-Dominion Bank presently has a consensus target price of $84.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.16%. Synchrony Financial has a consensus target price of $57.43, suggesting a potential downside of 10.83%. Given Toronto-Dominion Bank's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Toronto-Dominion Bank is more favorable than Synchrony Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Toronto-Dominion Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30Synchrony Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 Which has better earnings & valuation, TD or SYF? Toronto-Dominion Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Synchrony Financial. Synchrony Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toronto-Dominion Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioToronto-Dominion Bank$56.07B1.75$7.99B$3.1317.87Synchrony Financial$20.71B1.21$2.24B$7.668.41 Is TD or SYF a better dividend stock? Toronto-Dominion Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Synchrony Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Toronto-Dominion Bank pays out 96.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Synchrony Financial pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is TD or SYF more profitable? Synchrony Financial has a net margin of 13.98% compared to Toronto-Dominion Bank's net margin of 6.94%. Synchrony Financial's return on equity of 16.64% beat Toronto-Dominion Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Toronto-Dominion Bank6.94% 14.34% 0.74% Synchrony Financial 13.98%16.64%1.96% Which has more risk & volatility, TD or SYF? Toronto-Dominion Bank has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synchrony Financial has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer TD or SYF? In the previous week, Toronto-Dominion Bank had 13 more articles in the media than Synchrony Financial. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Toronto-Dominion Bank and 27 mentions for Synchrony Financial. Synchrony Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Toronto-Dominion Bank's score of 0.07 indicating that Synchrony Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Toronto-Dominion Bank 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 31 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Synchrony Financial 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySynchrony Financial beats Toronto-Dominion Bank on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Darwin2025 AI Stock Picks: 2 Hidden Gems Under $10/ShareThe AI sector continues to make waves as we move into 2025, and now is a prime opportunity to get involved—without stretching your budget! 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SYF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSynchrony FinancialNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$25.07B$8.04B$10.57B$19.87BDividend Yield1.54%5.19%10.17%3.53%P/E Ratio8.4116.6949.3442.94Price / Sales1.2115.543,455.5418.99Price / Cash9.9742.0430.5017.86Price / Book2.022.552.765.52Net Income$2.24B$462.43M$995.76M$986.45M7 Day Performance-0.76%1.85%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance15.39%25.38%7.27%1.05%1 Year Performance118.53%109.26%24.63%24.67% Synchrony Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SYFSynchrony Financial4.8803 of 5 stars$64.40+1.2%$57.43-10.8%+116.0%$24.78B$20.71B8.4120,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsTDToronto-Dominion Bank3.6316 of 5 stars$55.94+0.2%$84.00+50.2%-9.8%$97.72B$75.05B17.87103,257SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group3.8814 of 5 stars$13.98-1.7%N/A+40.2%$92.95B$64.79B12.05120,000News CoverageSANBanco Santander4.4152 of 5 stars$4.76-0.8%N/A+17.7%$75.96B$62.14B5.95212,764Analyst DowngradeBNSBank of Nova Scotia4.1151 of 5 stars$56.30+0.3%$69.00+22.6%+26.7%$70.06B$52.53B13.4789,483Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNUNU4.2008 of 5 stars$13.32-1.1%$16.21+21.8%+63.4%$64.15B$8.03B36.997,686Options VolumeMFGMizuho Financial Group4.4117 of 5 stars$4.91-1.4%N/A+40.7%$62.22B$3.40T13.2752,307CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.4628 of 5 stars$64.88+0.9%$81.00+24.8%+64.0%$61.29B$24.77B12.7548,074Positive NewsITUBItaú Unibanco4.4631 of 5 stars$5.96-0.3%$7.50+25.8%-5.8%$58.41B$156.52B7.6495,702Positive NewsBBVABanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria3.5634 of 5 stars$9.74-1.3%N/A+7.8%$56.86B$31.97B5.60121,486INGING Groep3.7297 of 5 stars$15.70-0.7%N/A+12.7%$54.90B$24.43B7.0446,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TD Competitors SMFG Competitors SAN Competitors BNS Competitors NU Competitors MFG Competitors CM Competitors ITUB Competitors BBVA Competitors ING Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SYF) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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