Renasant (RNST) Competitors

Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) and Renasant (NASDAQ:RNST) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WBS or RNST?

85.6% of Webster Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Renasant shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Webster Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Renasant shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is WBS or RNST more profitable?

Webster Financial has a net margin of 18.39% compared to Renasant's net margin of 17.91%. Webster Financial's return on equity of 10.82% beat Renasant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Webster Financial	18.39%	10.82%	1.21%
Renasant	17.91%	6.58%	0.93%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WBS or RNST?

Webster Financial received 161 more outperform votes than Renasant when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.66% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 57.54% of users gave Renasant an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Webster Financial	Outperform Votes 535 58.66%	Underperform Votes 377 41.34%
Renasant	Outperform Votes 374 57.54%	Underperform Votes 276 42.46%

Do analysts prefer WBS or RNST?

Webster Financial currently has a consensus price target of $63.36, indicating a potential upside of 21.78%. Renasant has a consensus price target of $42.83, indicating a potential upside of 22.19%. Given Renasant's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Renasant is more favorable than Webster Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Webster Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Renasant	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better earnings and valuation, WBS or RNST?

Webster Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Renasant. Renasant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Webster Financial, 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
Webster Financial	$2.58B	3.46	$768.71M	$4.37	11.91
Renasant	$662.45M	3.37	$195.46M	$3.27	10.72

Is WBS or RNST a better dividend stock?

Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Renasant pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Webster Financial pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Renasant pays out 26.9% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, WBS or RNST?

Webster Financial has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renasant has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer WBS or RNST?

In the previous week, Webster Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Renasant. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Webster Financial and 4 mentions for Renasant. Webster Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Renasant's score of 1.21 indicating that Webster Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Webster Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Renasant	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Webster Financial beats Renasant on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.