Fidelity Southern (LION) Competitors

First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) and Fidelity Southern (NASDAQ:LION) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FHN or LION?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity Southern.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Horizon	$5.03B	1.72	$897M	$1.43	11.08
Fidelity Southern	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FHN or LION?

First Horizon received 270 more outperform votes than Fidelity Southern when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.50% of users gave Fidelity Southern an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 486 54.48%	Underperform Votes 406 45.52%
Fidelity Southern	Outperform Votes 216 59.50%	Underperform Votes 147 40.50%

Does the media favor FHN or LION?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 2 more articles in the media than Fidelity Southern. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Horizon and 1 mentions for Fidelity Southern. Fidelity Southern's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat First Horizon's score of 0.00 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Horizon	Positive
Fidelity Southern	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FHN or LION?

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Fidelity Southern shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FHN or LION more profitable?

First Horizon has a net margin of 16.07% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 0.00%. Fidelity Southern's return on equity of 8.96% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	16.07%	8.96%	0.92%
Fidelity Southern	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer FHN or LION?

First Horizon presently has a consensus price target of $16.36, suggesting a potential upside of 3.26%. Fidelity Southern has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 68.07%. Given First Horizon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fidelity Southern is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Fidelity Southern	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

First Horizon beats Fidelity Southern on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.