Fifth Third Bk (FITB) Price: $11.98

Industry: Banks-MajorChaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Nov 17 14:23 EST 2011

Fifth Third Bk

FITB$11.98

Expert Opinions

Price/Volume Activity

Earnings Performance

Financial Metrics

Power Gauge Rating

FITB Fifth Third ..

News Sentiment :Neutral

November 16, 2011

News Sentiment Rating

Neutral

Chaikin Sentiment GaugeTM

for FITB is neutral. Stories concerning FITB have abalanced or neutral sentiment.

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential. High Potential Neutral Low Potential

FITB - Very Bullish

The Chaikin Power Gauge RatingTM

for FITB is very bullish due to very strongearnings performance, very bullish price/volume activity, very positive expertopinions and attractive financial metrics.

FITB's earnings performance is very strong as a result of better than expectedearnings in recent quarters and an upward trend in earnings this year.

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Financials & Earnings

Business Value

Price to Sales Ratio

Return on Equity

Price to Book Value

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Financial Metrics Financial Metrics Rating

Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns

Bullish

FITB's financial metrics are very good. The company may be undervalued andgenerates high free cash flow relative to market capitalization.

The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, low price to bookvalue, high price to sales ratio and relatively high cash flow.

Ratio TTM

Current Ratio 0.94

LT Debt/Equity 0.92

Ratio TTM

Price/Book 0.87

Price/Sales 1.53

Ratio TTM

Return on Invest 5.7%

Return on Equity 11.2%

Earnings Consistency

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Trend

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Growth

Earnings Performance Earnings Performance Rating

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates

EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results

Very Bullish

FITB's earnings performance has been very strong. The company hasoutperformed analysts' earnings estimates and experienced superior earningsgrowth in the past 12 months.

The rank is based on poor EPS growth over the past 3-5 years, better thanexpected earnings in recent quarters, an upward trend in earnings this year, arelatively low projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.

12/05 12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09

Revenue(M) 5,496.00 5,052.00 - 8,554.00 9,450.00

Rev % Growth - -8.08% - - 10.47%

EPS $2.79 $2.14 $2.03 $-3.94 $0.73

EPS % Growth - -23.30% -5.14% -294.09% 118.53%

Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change

Quarterly EPS $0.33 $0.36 +0.03

Yearly EPS $0.63 $1.35 +0.72

Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change

3-5 year EPS 1.20% 7.63% +6.43

Estimate Actual Difference % Difference

Latest Qtr $0.33 $0.40 $0.07 21.21

1 Qtr Ago $0.28 $0.35 $0.07 25.00

2 Qtr Ago $0.27 $0.10 $-0.17 -62.96

3 Qtr Ago $0.25 $0.33 $0.08 32.00

FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total

12/09 $-0.04 $1.35 $-0.20 $-0.20 $0.91

12/10 $-0.09 $0.16 $0.22 $0.33 $0.62

12/11 $0.10 $0.36 $0.41 - -

Fiscal Year End Month is December.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Volume Trend

Price Trend ROC

Price Trend

Chaikin Money Flow

Relative Strength vs Market

Price/Volume Activity Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

Chart shows whether FITB is performing better or worse than the market.

Chaikin Money Flow

Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.

Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity

Very Bullish

Price and volume activity for FITB is very bullish. FITB is trading on highervolume than its 90 day average volume and has outperformed the S&P 500 over26 weeks.

The rank for FITB is based on its price strength versus the market, positiveChaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trendROC and an increasing volume trend.

Factor Value

52 Week High 15.52

52 Week Low 9.25

% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 -17.44%

Factor Value

% Change Price - 4 Weeks 12.38%

% Change Price - 24 Weeks -2.92%

% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P 9.93%

% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P 3.18%

Factor Value

Average Volume 20 Days 19,387,780

Average Volume 90 Days 17,474,721

Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 59%

Relative Strength vs Industry

Analyst Opinions

Insider Activity

Short Interest

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Expert Opinions Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Very Bullish

Expert opinions about FITB are very positive. Analysts's opinions on FITB havebeen more positive recently and FITB has been outperforming the Banks-Majorindustry over the past 13 weeks.

The rank for FITB is based on a low short interest ratio, optimistic analystopinions and price strength of the stock versus the Banks-Major industry group.

Current 7 Days Ago % Change

Current Qtr 0.36 0.36 0.00%

Next Qtr 0.33 0.33 0.00%

Current 30 Days Ago % Change

Current FY 1.35 1.26 0.09

Factor Value

Mean this Week Buy

Mean Last Week Buy

Change 0.00

Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy

Last Week Last 4 Weeks

Up Down Up Down

Curr Qtr 0 0 14 1

Curr Yr 0 0 17 1

Next Qtr 0 0 9 0

Next Yr 0 0 15 0

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The Company & Its Competitors

FITB's Competitors in Banks-Major

Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M)Gauge growth growth

FITB 1.20% 7.63% 19.23% 1.16 10.15 7,218

PNC 31.49% 5.29% 21.76% 1.61 8.27 17,096

USB 4.55% 8.46% 21.29% 1.27 11.41 20,518

BAC 15.58% 7.80% -1.79% 264.74 - 134,194

C 2.80% 9.12% 14.36% 0.72 7.22 86,601

JPM 22.29% 6.75% 19.71% 1.02 6.71 102,694

WFC 22.35% 10.11% 17.07% 0.88 9.24 93,249

BK 14.72% 10.00% 17.93% 0.90 8.89 13,875

News Headlines for FITB

Fifth Third Bank Launches New Remote CaptureLockbox Strategy - Nov 9, 2011

Velocity Technology Solutions Acquires LeadingOracle JD Edwards - Sep 26, 2011

Fifth Third rises on RBC upgrade to 'Outperform'- Sep 13, 2011

Vantiv Launches New Direct API Offering Fast,Secure and Flexible Integrations - Aug 29, 2011

Fifth Third Bank Introduces Duo Card; Fifth Thirdis First U.S. Issuer to Offer Combined Credit andDebit Card - Aug 24, 2011

Company Details Company Profile

FIFTH THIRD BK38 FOUNTAIN SQ PLZ FIFTHTHIRD CENTERCINCINNATI, OHUSAPhone: 5135795300Fax: 513-579-6246Website: http://http://www.53.comFull Time Employees: 21,613Sector: Finance

Fifth Third Bancorp is a registered financial holding company and a multi-bank holdingcompany. They engage primarily in commercial, retail and trust banking, data processingservices, investment advisory services and leasing activities. In addition, the companyprovides credit life, accident, health and mortgage insurance, discount brokerageservices and property management for its properties.

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