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Fifth Third Bancorp is a banks—regional business based in the US. Fifth Third Bancorp shares (FITB) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Fifth Third Bancorp employs 20,340 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$6.6 billion.

How to buy shares in Fifth Third Bancorp

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3. Search for Fifth Third Bancorp. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: FITB. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Fifth Third Bancorp reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$23.05, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Fifth Third Bancorp, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Fifth Third Bancorp. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

How has coronavirus impacted Fifth Third Bancorp's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Fifth Third Bancorp's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was USD$23.05, which is 21.60% down on its pre-crash value of USD$29.4 and 107.66% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$11.1.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Fifth Third Bancorp shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$419.64 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$795.46.

Fifth Third Bancorp share price

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Fifth Third Bancorp shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	USD$23.05
52-week range	USD$11.1 - USD$31.64
50-day moving average	USD$21.7451
200-day moving average	USD$19.7502
Wall St. target price	USD$25.18
PE ratio	11.9897
Dividend yield	USD$1.08 (4.69%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.951

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Is it a good time to buy Fifth Third Bancorp stock?

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Fifth Third Bancorp price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $23.05 from 2020-10-19

1 week (2020-11-20)	-8.86%
1 month (2020-10-27)	0.61%
3 months (2020-08-27)	10.08%
6 months (2020-05-27)	9.92%

1 year (2019-11-27)	-23.90%
2 years (2018-11-27)	-14.82%
3 years (2017-11-27)	-18.84%
5 years (2015-11-27)	11.68%

Is Fifth Third Bancorp under- or over-valued?

Valuing Fifth Third Bancorp stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Fifth Third Bancorp's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Fifth Third Bancorp's P/E ratio

Fifth Third Bancorp's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 12x. In other words, Fifth Third Bancorp shares trade at around 12x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Fifth Third Bancorp's PEG ratio

Fifth Third Bancorp's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 7.7773. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Fifth Third Bancorp's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Fifth Third Bancorp financials

Revenue TTM	USD$6.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	30.47%
Gross profit TTM	USD$7.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	0.82%
Return on equity TTM	7.1%
Profit margin	23.15%
Book value	$28.875
Market capitalisation	USD$16.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Fifth Third Bancorp shares

There are currently 14.7 million Fifth Third Bancorp shares held short by investors – that's known as Fifth Third Bancorp's "short interest". This figure is 50.6% up from 9.7 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Fifth Third Bancorp shares can be evaluated.

Fifth Third Bancorp's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Fifth Third Bancorp's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Fifth Third Bancorp shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Fifth Third Bancorp shares traded daily (recently around 6.2 million). Fifth Third Bancorp's SIR currently stands at 2.35. In other words for every 100,000 Fifth Third Bancorp shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2350 shares are currently held short.

However Fifth Third Bancorp's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Fifth Third Bancorp shares, or, against the total number of tradable Fifth Third Bancorp shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Fifth Third Bancorp's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Fifth Third Bancorp shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0229% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Fifth Third Bancorp shares, roughly 23 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Fifth Third Bancorp.

Find out more about how you can short Fifth Third Bancorp stock.

Fifth Third Bancorp's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Fifth Third Bancorp.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Fifth Third Bancorp's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 24

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Fifth Third Bancorp's overall score of 24 (as at 10/01/2020) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 43rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Fifth Third Bancorp is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Fifth Third Bancorp's environmental score

Environmental score: 2.22/100

Fifth Third Bancorp's environmental score of 2.22 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Fifth Third Bancorp is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Fifth Third Bancorp's social score

Social score: 12.73/100

Fifth Third Bancorp's social score of 12.73 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Fifth Third Bancorp is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Fifth Third Bancorp's governance score

Governance score: 9.05/100

Fifth Third Bancorp's governance score puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Fifth Third Bancorp is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Fifth Third Bancorp's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Fifth Third Bancorp scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Fifth Third Bancorp has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Fifth Third Bancorp was last rated for ESG on: 2020-10-01.

Total ESG score	24
Total ESG percentile	42.56
Environmental score	2.22
Environmental score percentile	1
Social score	12.73
Social score percentile	1
Governance score	9.05
Governance score percentile	1
Level of controversy	2

Fifth Third Bancorp share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 56.45% of net profits

Recently Fifth Third Bancorp has paid out, on average, around 56.45% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.69% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Fifth Third Bancorp shareholders could enjoy a 4.69% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Fifth Third Bancorp's case, that would currently equate to about $1.08 per share.

Fifth Third Bancorp's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Fifth Third Bancorp's most recent dividend payout was on 15 October 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 1 October 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Fifth Third Bancorp's shares ever split?

Fifth Third Bancorp's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 17 July 2000. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Fifth Third Bancorp shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Fifth Third Bancorp shares which in turn could have impacted Fifth Third Bancorp's share price.

Fifth Third Bancorp share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Fifth Third Bancorp's shares have ranged in value from as little as $11.1 up to $31.64. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Fifth Third Bancorp's is 1.6669. This would suggest that Fifth Third Bancorp's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Fifth Third Bancorp overview

Fifth Third Bancorp operates as a diversified financial services company in the United States. The company's Commercial Banking segment offers credit intermediation, cash management, and financial services; lending and depository products; and cash management, foreign exchange and international trade finance, derivatives and capital markets services, asset-based lending, real estate finance, public finance, commercial leasing, and syndicated finance for business, government, and professional customers. Its Branch Banking segment provides a range of deposit and loan products to individuals and small businesses. This segment offers checking and savings accounts, home equity loans and lines of credit, credit cards, and loans for automobiles and personal financing needs, as well as cash management services for small businesses. The company's Consumer Lending segment engages in direct lending activities that include origination, retention, and servicing of residential mortgage and home equity loans or lines of credit; and indirect lending activities, including loans to consumers through correspondent lenders and automobile dealers. Fifth Third Bancorp's Wealth & Asset Management segment provides various investment alternatives for individuals, companies, and not-for-profit organizations. It offers retail brokerage services to individual clients; and broker dealer services to the institutional marketplace. This segment also provides asset management services; wealth planning, investment management, insurance, and trust and estate services; and advisory services for institutional clients. As of April 14, 2020, the company operated 1,149 banking centers and 2,481 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina. Fifth Third Bancorp has a strategic relationship with Trust & Will to provide savings on Will and Trust-based estate plans. The company was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Fifth Third Bancorp is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.295% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by insiders and 80.017% by institutions.

• How many people work for Fifth Third Bancorp?

  Latest data suggests 20,340 work at Fifth Third Bancorp.

• When does the fiscal year end for Fifth Third Bancorp?

  Fifth Third Bancorp's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Fifth Third Bancorp based?

  Fifth Third Bancorp's address is: Fifth Third Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States, 45263

• What is Fifth Third Bancorp's ISIN number?

  Fifth Third Bancorp's international securities identification number is: US3167731005

• What is Fifth Third Bancorp's CUSIP number?

  Fifth Third Bancorp's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 316773100