Truist Financial (TFC) Competitors $47.63 +2.65 (+5.89%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends TFC vs. PNC, MTB, FCNCA, FITB, HBAN, RF, KEY, EWBC, FHN, and WBSShould you be buying Truist Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Truist Financial include The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), M&T Bank (MTB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Regions Financial (RF), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), and Webster Financial (WBS). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Truist Financial vs. The PNC Financial Services Group M&T Bank First Citizens BancShares Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Regions Financial KeyCorp East West Bancorp First Horizon Webster Financial The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) and Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Is PNC or TFC a better dividend stock? The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Truist Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 54.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Truist Financial pays out -145.5% 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. The PNC Financial Services Group has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Truist Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher earnings and valuation, PNC or TFC? The PNC Financial Services Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Truist Financial. Truist Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The PNC Financial Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe PNC Financial Services Group$31.88B2.47$5.58B$11.8316.77Truist Financial$33.25B1.90-$1.09B-$1.43-33.31 Does the media refer more to PNC or TFC? In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 37 more articles in the media than Truist Financial. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 20 mentions for Truist Financial. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Truist Financial's score of 0.54 indicating that The PNC Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The PNC Financial Services Group 29 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Truist Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor PNC or TFC? Truist Financial received 83 more outperform votes than The PNC Financial Services Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.99% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 54.97% of users gave Truist Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe PNC Financial Services GroupOutperform Votes83557.99% Underperform Votes60542.01% Truist FinancialOutperform Votes91854.97% Underperform Votes75245.03% Is PNC or TFC more profitable? The PNC Financial Services Group has a net margin of 14.97% compared to Truist Financial's net margin of -4.89%. The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity of 10.88% beat Truist Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The PNC Financial Services Group14.97% 10.88% 1.02% Truist Financial -4.89%9.35%0.98% Which has more risk & volatility, PNC or TFC? The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Truist Financial has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PNC or TFC? The PNC Financial Services Group currently has a consensus target price of $205.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.35%. Truist Financial has a consensus target price of $49.95, suggesting a potential upside of 4.87%. Given Truist Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Truist Financial is more favorable than The PNC Financial Services Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The PNC Financial Services Group 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35Truist Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PNC or TFC? 83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Truist Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Truist Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryThe PNC Financial Services Group beats Truist Financial on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Truist Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 TFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTruist FinancialNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$63.23B$23.06B$11.78B$19.94BDividend Yield4.86%3.40%6.02%3.71%P/E Ratio-33.3127.3625.2441.41Price / Sales1.902.3928.3616.25Price / Cash4.589.9417.2619.84Price / Book1.211.282.655.76Net Income-$1.09B$2.22B$1.04B$993.25M7 Day Performance10.43%4.14%2.92%3.12%1 Month Performance9.94%1.31%0.91%4.75%1 Year Performance27.11%18.95%14.70%18.83% Truist Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TFCTruist Financial4.5613 of 5 stars$47.63+5.9%$49.95+4.9%+27.0%$63.23B$33.25B-33.3150,832Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeGap UpHigh Trading VolumePNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9423 of 5 stars$191.23+1.2%$203.29+6.3%+31.6%$75.88B$20.62B16.1656,411Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMTBM&T Bank4.9632 of 5 stars$189.55+1.0%$216.86+14.4%+41.2%$31.45B$9.17B14.0322,223Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares4.3569 of 5 stars$2,063.780.0%$2,290.75+11.0%+55.3%$28.87B$9.67B11.8216,021Short Interest ↑FITBFifth Third Bancorp4.8004 of 5 stars$41.30+0.4%$45.92+11.2%+29.6%$27.69B$8.17B13.7218,724Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageHBANHuntington Bancshares4.8136 of 5 stars$16.08+0.4%$17.76+10.5%+33.7%$23.36B$7.21B15.4619,955Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementRFRegions Financial4.9507 of 5 stars$23.33+1.2%$27.67+18.6%+30.2%$21.20B$7.08B13.1820,101Earnings ReportGap UpKEYKeyCorp4.6894 of 5 stars$16.82+0.6%$19.44+15.6%+31.3%$16.67B$5.09B1,682.0017,333Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑EWBCEast West Bancorp3.9847 of 5 stars$94.58+1.1%$109.77+16.1%+42.3%$13.11B$2.55B11.943,160FHNFirst Horizon4.5383 of 5 stars$20.12+0.3%$21.35+6.1%+53.0%$10.67B$3.17B14.587,540Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑WBSWebster Financial4.7413 of 5 stars$54.25+1.1%$61.58+13.5%+18.4%$9.30B$2.55B12.304,261Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The PNC Financial Services Group Competitors M&T Bank Competitors First Citizens BancShares Competitors Fifth Third Bancorp Competitors Huntington Bancshares Competitors Regions Financial Competitors KeyCorp Competitors East West Bancorp Competitors First Horizon Competitors Webster Financial 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:TFC) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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