SNV vs. BOKF, ZION, PNFP, FNB, ONB, UMBF, CFR, FHN, WBS, and BANF
Should you be buying Synovus Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Synovus Financial include BOK Financial (BOKF), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), F.N.B. (FNB), Old National Bancorp (ONB), UMB Financial (UMBF), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), First Horizon (FHN), Webster Financial (WBS), and BancFirst (BANF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Synovus Financial (NYSE:SNV) and BOK Financial (NASDAQ:BOKF) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Synovus Financial has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BOK Financial has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Synovus Financial has higher revenue and earnings than BOK Financial. Synovus Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BOK Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Synovus Financial received 43 more outperform votes than BOK Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.88% of users gave Synovus Financial an outperform vote while only 47.92% of users gave BOK Financial an outperform vote.
Synovus Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. BOK Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Synovus Financial pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BOK Financial pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
In the previous week, BOK Financial had 20 more articles in the media than Synovus Financial. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for BOK Financial and 19 mentions for Synovus Financial. BOK Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Synovus Financial's score of -0.05 indicating that BOK Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BOK Financial has a net margin of 13.93% compared to Synovus Financial's net margin of 13.29%. Synovus Financial's return on equity of 12.93% beat BOK Financial's return on equity.
Synovus Financial currently has a consensus price target of $41.38, suggesting a potential upside of 12.28%. BOK Financial has a consensus price target of $97.10, suggesting a potential upside of 6.90%. Given Synovus Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Synovus Financial is more favorable than BOK Financial.
83.9% of Synovus Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of BOK Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Synovus Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.9% of BOK Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Synovus Financial beats BOK Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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