Comerica has been treading water for the past six months, recording a small return of 2.7% while holding steady at $68.89.

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We're cautious about Comerica. Here are three reasons why there are better opportunities than CMA and a stock we'd rather own.

Our experience and research show the market cares primarily about a bank’s net interest income growth as one-time fees are considered a lower-quality and non-recurring revenue source.

Comerica’s net interest income has grown at a 3.2% annualized rate over the last five years, worse than the broader banking industry.

We track the long-term change in earnings per share (EPS) because it highlights whether a company’s growth is profitable.

Comerica’s EPS grew at an unimpressive 4.4% compounded annual growth rate over the last five years. On the bright side, this performance was better than its 1.2% annualized revenue growth and tells us the company became more profitable on a per-share basis as it expanded.

For banks, tangible book value per share (TBVPS) is a crucial metric that measures the actual value of shareholders’ equity, stripping out goodwill and other intangible assets that may not be recoverable in a worst-case scenario.

Although Comerica’s TBVPS was flat over the last five years. the good news is that its growth has recently accelerated as TBVPS grew at an excellent 17.7% annual clip over the past two years (from $34.61 to $47.97 per share).

Comerica isn’t a terrible business, but it isn’t one of our picks. That said, the stock currently trades at 1.3× forward P/B (or $68.89 per share). This multiple tells us a lot of good news is priced in - we think there are better opportunities elsewhere. We’d recommend looking at a safe-and-steady industrials business benefiting from an upgrade cycle.

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