Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP) Competitors

M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) and Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ:PNFP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Does the media favor MTB or PNFP?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 40 more articles in the media than Pinnacle Financial Partners. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for M&T Bank and 5 mentions for Pinnacle Financial Partners. M&T Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Pinnacle Financial Partners' score of 0.68 indicating that M&T Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M&T Bank	16 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pinnacle Financial Partners	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, MTB or PNFP?

M&T Bank has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle Financial Partners has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MTB or PNFP?

M&T Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Pinnacle Financial Partners. M&T Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinnacle Financial Partners, 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
M&T Bank	$12.75B	2.56	$2.74B	$13.51	14.57
Pinnacle Financial Partners	$1.42B	6.51	$562.15M	$5.26	22.80

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MTB or PNFP?

84.7% of M&T Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Pinnacle Financial Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of M&T Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Pinnacle Financial Partners 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.

Is MTB or PNFP a better dividend stock?

M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Pinnacle Financial Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. M&T Bank pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pinnacle Financial Partners pays out 16.7% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTB or PNFP?

Pinnacle Financial Partners received 203 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.37% of users gave Pinnacle Financial Partners an outperform vote while only 45.93% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 248 45.93%	Underperform Votes 292 54.07%
Pinnacle Financial Partners	Outperform Votes 451 60.37%	Underperform Votes 296 39.63%

Do analysts recommend MTB or PNFP?

M&T Bank presently has a consensus price target of $221.68, suggesting a potential upside of 12.59%. Pinnacle Financial Partners has a consensus price target of $122.73, suggesting a potential upside of 2.35%. Given M&T Bank's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe M&T Bank is more favorable than Pinnacle Financial Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
Pinnacle Financial Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Is MTB or PNFP more profitable?

M&T Bank has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Pinnacle Financial Partners' net margin of 13.97%. M&T Bank's return on equity of 9.52% beat Pinnacle Financial Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M&T Bank	17.82%	9.52%	1.15%
Pinnacle Financial Partners	13.97%	8.89%	1.07%

Summary

M&T Bank beats Pinnacle Financial Partners on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.