First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK) Competitors

First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) and First Interstate BancSystem (NASDAQ:FIBK) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Is FHN or FIBK a better dividend stock?

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Interstate BancSystem pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. First Horizon pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Interstate BancSystem pays out 85.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts recommend FHN or FIBK?

First Horizon currently has a consensus target price of $22.23, suggesting a potential upside of 14.98%. First Interstate BancSystem has a consensus target price of $36.14, suggesting a potential upside of 24.20%. Given First Interstate BancSystem's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Interstate BancSystem is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
First Interstate BancSystem	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has more risk and volatility, FHN or FIBK?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Interstate BancSystem has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FHN or FIBK more profitable?

First Interstate BancSystem has a net margin of 15.94% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.38%. First Horizon's return on equity of 10.10% beat First Interstate BancSystem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%
First Interstate BancSystem	15.94%	6.92%	0.75%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FHN or FIBK?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than First Interstate BancSystem. First Interstate BancSystem 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 Horizon	$3.10B	3.21	$775M	$1.36	14.22
First Interstate BancSystem	$999.70M	3.04	$226M	$2.19	13.29

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

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FHN or FIBK?

First Horizon received 230 more outperform votes than First Interstate BancSystem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.53% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 49.73% of users gave First Interstate BancSystem an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 506 54.53%	Underperform Votes 422 45.47%
First Interstate BancSystem	Outperform Votes 276 49.73%	Underperform Votes 279 50.27%

Does the media favor FHN or FIBK?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 3 more articles in the media than First Interstate BancSystem. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Horizon and 5 mentions for First Interstate BancSystem. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat First Interstate BancSystem's score of 1.25 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Horizon	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Interstate BancSystem	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Horizon beats First Interstate BancSystem on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.