Simmons First National (SFNC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, FHN or SFNC?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Simmons First National has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, FHN or SFNC?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than Simmons First National. First Horizon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simmons First National, 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
Simmons First National	$208.50M	12.54	$152.69M	$1.21	17.17

Is FHN or SFNC a better dividend stock?

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. First Horizon pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Simmons First National pays out 70.2% 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. Simmons First National has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Simmons First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to FHN or SFNC?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 4 more articles in the media than Simmons First National. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Horizon and 4 mentions for Simmons First National. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Simmons First National's score of 1.11 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
Simmons First National	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FHN or SFNC?

First Horizon currently has a consensus target price of $22.23, indicating a potential upside of 14.98%. Simmons First National has a consensus target price of $23.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.29%. Given First Horizon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Horizon is more favorable than Simmons First National.

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
Simmons First National	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is FHN or SFNC more profitable?

First Horizon has a net margin of 15.38% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of 10.46%. First Horizon's return on equity of 10.10% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%
Simmons First National	10.46%	5.10%	0.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FHN or SFNC?

First Horizon received 235 more outperform votes than Simmons First National when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.53% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 47.71% of users gave Simmons First National an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 506 54.53%	Underperform Votes 422 45.47%
Simmons First National	Outperform Votes 271 47.71%	Underperform Votes 297 52.29%

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

80.3% of First Horizon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Simmons First National shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Simmons First National shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

First Horizon beats Simmons First National on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.