BankUnited (BKU) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BKU or FHN?

BankUnited has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BKU or FHN?

In the previous week, BankUnited had 8 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for BankUnited and 9 mentions for First Horizon. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat BankUnited's score of 0.47 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BankUnited	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Horizon	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BKU or FHN a better dividend stock?

BankUnited pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. BankUnited pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Horizon pays out 43.5% 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. First Horizon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BKU or FHN?

First Horizon received 103 more outperform votes than BankUnited when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.60% of users gave BankUnited an outperform vote while only 54.59% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BankUnited	Outperform Votes 397 55.60%	Underperform Votes 317 44.40%
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 500 54.59%	Underperform Votes 416 45.41%

Do analysts recommend BKU or FHN?

BankUnited presently has a consensus target price of $37.40, suggesting a potential downside of 8.77%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $18.38, suggesting a potential downside of 7.52%. Given First Horizon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Horizon is more favorable than BankUnited.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BankUnited	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BKU or FHN?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than BankUnited. First Horizon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BankUnited, 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
BankUnited	$983.26M	3.12	$178.67M	$2.44	16.80
First Horizon	$5.03B	2.10	$897M	$1.38	14.41

Is BKU or FHN more profitable?

First Horizon has a net margin of 15.43% compared to BankUnited's net margin of 9.06%. First Horizon's return on equity of 9.51% beat BankUnited's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BankUnited	9.06%	8.09%	0.61%
First Horizon	15.43%	9.51%	1.01%

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

99.7% of BankUnited shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of BankUnited shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

First Horizon beats BankUnited on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.