FCNCA vs. MTB, FITB, EWBC, CBSH, WAL, BPOP, WTFC, STT, NTRS, and CFG
Should you be buying First Citizens BancShares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Citizens BancShares include M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Popular (BPOP), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), State Street (STT), Northern Trust (NTRS), and Citizens Financial Group (CFG).
First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) and M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, M&T Bank had 13 more articles in the media than First Citizens BancShares. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for M&T Bank and 14 mentions for First Citizens BancShares. First Citizens BancShares' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat M&T Bank's score of 0.67 indicating that First Citizens BancShares is being referred to more favorably in the media.
First Citizens BancShares has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&T Bank has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
M&T Bank received 53 more outperform votes than First Citizens BancShares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.51% of users gave First Citizens BancShares an outperform vote while only 46.29% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.
M&T Bank has a net margin of 19.52% compared to First Citizens BancShares' net margin of 18.22%. First Citizens BancShares' return on equity of 15.48% beat M&T Bank's return on equity.
First Citizens BancShares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than M&T Bank. First Citizens BancShares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&T Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
61.2% of First Citizens BancShares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of M&T Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of First Citizens BancShares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of M&T Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
First Citizens BancShares pays an annual dividend of $6.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Citizens BancShares pays out 3.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&T Bank pays out 35.2% 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.
First Citizens BancShares presently has a consensus target price of $1,829.90, suggesting a potential upside of 3.53%. M&T Bank has a consensus target price of $158.48, suggesting a potential upside of 3.05%. Given First Citizens BancShares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Citizens BancShares is more favorable than M&T Bank.
Summary
First Citizens BancShares beats M&T Bank on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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