Fifth Third Bancorp

BIT:1FTHB Stock Report

Market Cap: €38.4b

Fifth Third Bancorp Valuation

Is 1FTHB undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of 1FTHB when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1FTHB (€42.71) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€87.57)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1FTHB is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1FTHB?

Key metric: As 1FTHB is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1FTHB. This is calculated by dividing 1FTHB's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1FTHB's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio18.8x
EarningsUS$2.38b
Market CapUS$44.70b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1FTHB's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1FTHB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10.3x
BMPS Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
8.6x6.50%€23.4b
BPE BPER Banca
12.4x11.44%€22.5b
BAMI Banco BPM
8.6x1.52%€17.9b
MB Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario
11.6x12.16%€13.7b
1FTHB Fifth Third Bancorp
18.8x17.49%€44.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1FTHB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.8x) compared to the peer average (10.3x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1FTHB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Banks Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1FTHB 18.8xIndustry Avg. 10.7xNo. of Companies42PE0612182430+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1FTHB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.8x) compared to the European Banks industry average (11x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1FTHB's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

1FTHB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18.8x
Fair PE Ratio13.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1FTHB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 1FTHB forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€42.71
€49.34
+15.51%
6.31%€57.31€41.91n/a20
Feb ’27€41.61
€47.88
+15.09%
5.59%€51.44€41.32n/a19
Jan ’27€40.73
€44.54
+9.35%
8.17%€51.08€38.31n/a20
Dec ’26€37.81
€43.50
+15.07%
8.01%€51.68€37.04n/a20
Nov ’26€36.12
€43.59
+20.70%
7.78%€52.05€37.30n/a20
Oct ’26€38.52
€41.95
+8.91%
6.68%€47.72€36.64n/a22
Sep ’26€39.11
€41.23
+5.42%
5.91%€46.43€36.97n/a22
Aug ’26€35.26
€41.54
+17.83%
6.19%€46.63€37.13n/a22
Jul ’26€35.57
€38.00
+6.83%
8.04%€44.11€33.93n/a22
Jun ’26€33.67
€38.98
+15.78%
7.89%€46.10€34.57n/a22
May ’26€31.43
€38.15
+21.38%
7.00%€44.82€34.27n/a20
Apr ’26n/a
€45.40
0%
7.72%€51.91€39.86n/a21
Mar ’26n/a
€48.29
0%
7.53%€54.20€38.04€42.0521
Feb ’26n/a
€48.76
0%
7.62%€54.78€38.44€41.6121
Jan ’26n/a
€48.45
0%
9.20%€54.98€38.58€40.7319
Dec ’25n/a
€46.71
0%
8.96%€54.31€38.11€37.8120
Nov ’25n/a
€43.66
0%
8.64%€48.91€36.91€36.1221
Oct ’25n/a
€39.45
0%
9.03%€45.80€31.43€38.5221
Sep ’25n/a
€38.89
0%
7.97%€44.71€31.29€39.1122
Aug ’25n/a
€39.75
0%
8.21%€46.18€32.32€35.2622
Jul ’25n/a
€37.70
0%
6.10%€40.98€32.60€35.5722
Jun ’25n/a
€37.35
0%
6.14%€40.56€32.26€33.6722
May ’25n/a
€37.59
0%
5.81%€41.15€32.74€31.4321
Apr ’25n/a
€36.53
0%
7.21%€40.03€29.79n/a21
Mar ’25n/a
€35.59
0%
7.36%€39.68€29.53n/a21
€49.69
Fair Value
14.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
20
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/04 17:44
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/04 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Fifth Third Bancorp is covered by 41 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stephen BiggarArgus Research Company
David GeorgeBaird
Jason GoldbergBarclays