Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION) Competitors

Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION) and M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Is ZION or MTB more profitable?

M&T Bank has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Zions Bancorporation, National Association's net margin of 14.09%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association's return on equity of 13.89% beat M&T Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	14.09%	13.89%	0.88%
M&T Bank	17.82%	9.52%	1.15%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ZION or MTB?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association received 494 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.78% of users gave Zions Bancorporation, National Association an outperform vote while only 45.90% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	Outperform Votes 740 52.78%	Underperform Votes 662 47.22%
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 246 45.90%	Underperform Votes 290 54.10%

Do analysts prefer ZION or MTB?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association presently has a consensus price target of $57.06, suggesting a potential upside of 6.32%. M&T Bank has a consensus price target of $215.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.73%. Given M&T Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe M&T Bank is more favorable than Zions Bancorporation, National Association.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	1 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has better earnings and valuation, ZION or MTB?

M&T Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Zions Bancorporation, National Association. Zions Bancorporation, National Association is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&T Bank, 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
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	$3.04B	2.61	$680M	$4.39	12.23
M&T Bank	$9.17B	3.43	$2.74B	$13.51	14.03

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ZION or MTB?

76.8% of Zions Bancorporation, National Association shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of M&T Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Zions Bancorporation, National Association shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of M&T Bank shares are owned by company 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, ZION or MTB?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&T Bank has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ZION or MTB?

In the previous week, Zions Bancorporation, National Association had 4 more articles in the media than M&T Bank. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Zions Bancorporation, National Association and 9 mentions for M&T Bank. Zions Bancorporation, National Association's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat M&T Bank's score of 0.66 indicating that Zions Bancorporation, National Association is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M&T Bank	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ZION or MTB a better dividend stock?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&T Bank pays out 40.0% 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. Zions Bancorporation, National Association has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Zions Bancorporation, National Association is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

M&T Bank beats Zions Bancorporation, National Association on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.