City (CHCO) Competitors

City (NASDAQ:CHCO) and Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability and risk.

Is CHCO or ZION a better dividend stock?

City pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. City pays out 40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zions Bancorporation, National Association pays out 34.7% 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. Zions Bancorporation, National Association has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Zions Bancorporation, National Association is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CHCO or ZION?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association has higher revenue and earnings than City. Zions Bancorporation, National Association is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than City, 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
City	$285.06M	6.05	$117.10M	$7.89	14.85
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	$3.13B	2.09	$784M	$4.95	8.95

Do analysts rate CHCO or ZION?

City currently has a consensus target price of $116.75, indicating a potential downside of 0.33%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association has a consensus target price of $59.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.12%. Given Zions Bancorporation, National Association's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zions Bancorporation, National Association is more favorable than City.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
City	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CHCO or ZION?

72.4% of City shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Zions Bancorporation, National Association shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of City shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Zions Bancorporation, National Association shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CHCO or ZION more profitable?

City has a net margin of 30.83% compared to Zions Bancorporation, National Association's net margin of 15.70%. City's return on equity of 16.49% beat Zions Bancorporation, National Association's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
City	30.83%	16.49%	1.83%
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	15.70%	13.65%	0.89%

Which has more volatility and risk, CHCO or ZION?

City has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zions Bancorporation, National Association has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CHCO or ZION?

In the previous week, Zions Bancorporation, National Association had 27 more articles in the media than City. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Zions Bancorporation, National Association and 6 mentions for City. City's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Zions Bancorporation, National Association's score of 0.50 indicating that City is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
City	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CHCO or ZION?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association received 494 more outperform votes than City when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.33% of users gave Zions Bancorporation, National Association an outperform vote while only 49.60% of users gave City an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
City	Outperform Votes 248 49.60%	Underperform Votes 252 50.40%
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	Outperform Votes 742 52.33%	Underperform Votes 676 47.67%

Summary

Zions Bancorporation, National Association beats City on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.