Bancorp (TBBK) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, FHN or TBBK?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than Bancorp. Bancorp 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	3.25	$775M	$1.36	14.40
Bancorp	$523.72M	4.93	$217.54M	$4.30	12.49

Do analysts rate FHN or TBBK?

First Horizon presently has a consensus target price of $22.23, suggesting a potential upside of 13.50%. Bancorp has a consensus target price of $67.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.96%. Given Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bancorp 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
Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is FHN or TBBK more profitable?

Bancorp has a net margin of 30.97% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.38%. Bancorp's return on equity of 27.33% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%
Bancorp	30.97%	27.33%	2.66%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FHN or TBBK?

First Horizon received 157 more outperform votes than Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.70% of users gave Bancorp an outperform vote while only 54.53% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 506 54.53%	Underperform Votes 422 45.47%
Bancorp	Outperform Votes 349 60.70%	Underperform Votes 226 39.30%

Which has more volatility and risk, FHN or TBBK?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bancorp has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FHN or TBBK?

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer FHN or TBBK?

In the previous week, Bancorp had 37 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Bancorp and 8 mentions for First Horizon. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Bancorp's score of 0.35 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
Bancorp	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Bancorp beats First Horizon on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.