BankUnited (BKU) Competitors

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

Is FHN or BKU more profitable?

First Horizon has a net margin of 15.38% compared to BankUnited's net margin of 11.48%. First Horizon's return on equity of 10.10% beat BankUnited's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%
BankUnited	11.48%	8.48%	0.66%

Is FHN or BKU a better dividend stock?

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. BankUnited pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. First Horizon pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BankUnited pays out 37.7% 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. BankUnited is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of BankUnited shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of BankUnited 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 & volatility, FHN or BKU?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BankUnited has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FHN or BKU?

First Horizon received 106 more outperform votes than BankUnited when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.34% of users gave BankUnited an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 505 54.48%	Underperform Votes 422 45.52%
BankUnited	Outperform Votes 399 55.34%	Underperform Votes 322 44.66%

Which has better earnings and valuation, FHN or BKU?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than BankUnited. BankUnited 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	$5.03B	2.29	$775M	$1.36	15.97
BankUnited	$2.02B	1.52	$178.67M	$3.08	13.38

Does the media refer more to FHN or BKU?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 12 more articles in the media than BankUnited. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for First Horizon and 9 mentions for BankUnited. BankUnited's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat First Horizon's score of 0.69 indicating that BankUnited is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Horizon	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BankUnited	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FHN or BKU?

First Horizon currently has a consensus target price of $22.04, suggesting a potential upside of 1.43%. BankUnited has a consensus target price of $43.40, suggesting a potential upside of 5.33%. Given BankUnited's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BankUnited 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)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
BankUnited	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Summary

First Horizon beats BankUnited on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.