BankUnited (BKU) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, BKU or FHN?

BankUnited has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BKU or FHN?

First Horizon received 107 more outperform votes than BankUnited when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.34% of users gave BankUnited an outperform vote while only 54.53% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BankUnited	Outperform Votes 399 55.34%	Underperform Votes 322 44.66%
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 506 54.53%	Underperform Votes 422 45.47%

Is BKU or FHN 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
BankUnited	11.48%	8.48%	0.66%
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BKU or FHN?

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
BankUnited	$1.01B	2.75	$232.47M	$3.08	12.09
First Horizon	$3.10B	3.58	$775M	$1.36	15.36

Does the media prefer BKU or FHN?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 13 more articles in the media than BankUnited. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for First Horizon and 2 mentions for BankUnited. BankUnited's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat First Horizon's score of 0.98 indicating that BankUnited is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BankUnited	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BKU or FHN a better dividend stock?

BankUnited pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. BankUnited pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Horizon pays out 44.1% 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 analysts rate BKU or FHN?

BankUnited presently has a consensus target price of $43.40, suggesting a potential upside of 16.57%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $22.23, suggesting a potential upside of 6.43%. Given BankUnited's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BankUnited is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BankUnited	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

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