Fulton Financial Corporation FULT

Competitive advantage analysis · financial-services

Bank Specialized
Overall moat score
75/100
Strong

About Fulton Financial Corporation

Fulton Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Fulton Bank that provides banking and financial products and services in the United States. It provides various checking accounts and savings deposit products, and certificates of deposit. The company also offers consumer loans products, including home equity loans and lines of credit; construction and jumbo residential mortgage loans; automobile, student, … Full FULT analysis →

Competitive advantage assessment

Key strengths

  • Strong Capital Position Capital position is strong (score 0.73), exceeding regulatory minimums.
  • Disciplined Risk Management Risk management appears disciplined (asset quality score 0.85).

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Deposit Franchise

Strong
77

Where FULT ranks in Banks - Regional

Fulton Financial Corporation ranks #31 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score — the top 8%. The widest moat in the group is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100.

Moat scores for companies ranked near FULT in Banks - Regional
# Company Moat score Rating
27 UMB Financial Corporation UMBF 76/100 Strong
28 Bank OZK - 4.625% Series A Non- OZKAP 76/100 Strong
29 Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. SYBT 76/100 Strong
30 Bank OZK OZK 75/100 Strong
31 Fulton Financial Corporation FULT 75/100 Strong
32 Fulton Financial Corporation - FULTP 75/100 Strong
33 Axos Financial, Inc. AX 75/100 Strong
34 Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc ESQ 75/100 Moderate
35 Ameris Bancorp ABCB 75/100 Moderate

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How FULT scores on the Bank Specialized defenses

Deposit Franchise

Score 77 · 22% of the moat score

A deposit franchise is the cheapest and most valuable thing a bank can own.

Lending Advantage

Score 75 · 18% of the moat score

Lending advantage is the ability to originate loans at attractive spreads without buying that volume with looser credit standards.

Capital Strength

Score 72 · 20% of the moat score

Capital is the buffer between loan losses and insolvency, and it is what regulators judge a bank on first.

Cost Discipline

Score 65 · 16% of the moat score

Banking carries high fixed costs in branches, compliance and technology, so what it costs to run the bank relative to what the bank earns is a genuine competitive variable.

Revenue Diversification

Score 77 · 14% of the moat score

A bank earning everything from net interest income is a leveraged bet on the rate cycle.

Risk Management

Score 89 · 10% of the moat score

Risk management is the defense that only reveals itself late.

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Understanding FULT's moat

What is Fulton Financial Corporation's moat score?

Fulton Financial Corporation (FULT) scores 75 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as strong. It ranks #31 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional, the top 8%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 399 companies in Banks - Regional. Its strongest defense is Risk Management (89/100) and its weakest is Cost Discipline (65/100).

How does Fulton Financial Corporation compare with other Banks - Regional companies?

Fulton Financial Corporation ranks #31 of 393 scored companies in Banks - Regional by moat score. The widest moat in Banks - Regional is 1st Source Corporation (SRCE) at 86/100. The companies ranked closest are Bank OZK (OZK) at 75 just above it and Fulton Financial Corporation - (FULTP) at 75 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Bank Specialized in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 399 companies in Banks - Regional. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Fulton Financial Corporation scored with the Bank Specialized template?

A bank does not sell a product at a margin. It funds itself, lends at a spread, and books profits that remain an estimate until the loans are actually repaid. That makes the usual margin-and-return questions misleading, so the Bank template scores what really determines a bank's durability: where its funding comes from, what it lends against, how much capital stands behind it, and whether it has been pricing risk honestly.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Fulton Financial Corporation?

The Bank Specialized template measures 6 defenses, and FULT scores: Deposit Franchise (77), Lending Advantage (75), Capital Strength (72), Cost Discipline (65), Revenue Diversification (77), Risk Management (89). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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