FHN vs. WBS, CFR, ZION, PNFP, BOKF, SNV, ONB, FNB, UMBF, and KEY
Should you be buying First Horizon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Horizon include Webster Financial (WBS), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), BOK Financial (BOKF), Synovus Financial (SNV), Old National Bancorp (ONB), F.N.B. (FNB), UMB Financial (UMBF), and KeyCorp (KEY). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) and First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.
In the previous week, First Horizon had 7 more articles in the media than Webster Financial. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for First Horizon and 5 mentions for Webster Financial. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Webster Financial's score of 0.68 indicating that Webster Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
85.6% of Webster Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Webster Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Webster Financial has a net margin of 21.09% compared to Webster Financial's net margin of 16.07%. First Horizon's return on equity of 12.55% beat Webster Financial's return on equity.
Webster Financial presently has a consensus price target of $56.23, indicating a potential upside of 23.61%. First Horizon has a consensus price target of $16.15, indicating a potential upside of 2.34%. Given First Horizon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Webster Financial is more favorable than First Horizon.
First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than Webster Financial. Webster Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Horizon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Webster Financial has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Webster Financial pays out 32.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Horizon pays out 42.0% 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.
Webster Financial received 37 more outperform votes than First Horizon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.92% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 54.49% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.
Summary
Webster Financial beats First Horizon on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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