First Horizon (FHN) Competitors

First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) and First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FCNCA or FHN?

First Citizens BancShares has higher revenue and earnings than First Horizon. First Citizens BancShares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Horizon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Citizens BancShares	$12.09B	2.08	$11.47B	$180.13	9.60
First Horizon	$5.03B	1.71	$897M	$1.43	10.97

Is FCNCA or FHN more profitable?

First Citizens BancShares has a net margin of 18.22% compared to First Citizens BancShares' net margin of 16.07%. First Horizon's return on equity of 15.48% beat First Citizens BancShares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Citizens BancShares	18.22%	15.48%	1.44%
First Horizon	16.07%	8.96%	0.92%

Does the media favor FCNCA or FHN?

In the previous week, First Citizens BancShares had 6 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for First Citizens BancShares and 5 mentions for First Horizon. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat First Citizens BancShares' score of 0.41 indicating that First Citizens BancShares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Citizens BancShares	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, FCNCA or FHN?

First Citizens BancShares has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FCNCA or FHN?

First Horizon received 308 more outperform votes than First Citizens BancShares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.51% of users gave First Citizens BancShares an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Citizens BancShares	Outperform Votes 178 56.51%	Underperform Votes 137 43.49%
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 486 54.48%	Underperform Votes 406 45.52%

Is FCNCA or FHN a better dividend stock?

First Citizens BancShares pays an annual dividend of $6.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. First Citizens BancShares pays out 3.6% 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. First Citizens BancShares has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer FCNCA or FHN?

First Citizens BancShares presently has a consensus price target of $1,829.90, suggesting a potential upside of 5.49%. First Horizon has a consensus price target of $16.36, suggesting a potential upside of 4.32%. Given First Horizon's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe First Citizens BancShares is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Citizens BancShares	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FCNCA or FHN?

61.2% of First Citizens BancShares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of First Citizens BancShares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

First Citizens BancShares beats First Horizon on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.