Cadence Bank (CADE) Competitors

Cadence Bank (NYSE:CADE) and Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CADE or SYF?

84.6% of Cadence Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Synchrony Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Cadence Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Synchrony Financial shares are owned by company 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.

Is CADE or SYF a better dividend stock?

Cadence Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Synchrony Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Cadence Bank pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Synchrony Financial pays out 11.7% 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. Cadence Bank has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Cadence Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is CADE or SYF more profitable?

Cadence Bank has a net margin of 18.03% compared to Synchrony Financial's net margin of 15.36%. Synchrony Financial's return on equity of 18.30% beat Cadence Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadence Bank	18.03%	9.87%	1.07%
Synchrony Financial	15.36%	18.30%	2.23%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CADE or SYF?

Synchrony Financial received 540 more outperform votes than Cadence Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.29% of users gave Synchrony Financial an outperform vote while only 59.51% of users gave Cadence Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cadence Bank	Outperform Votes 319 59.51%	Underperform Votes 217 40.49%
Synchrony Financial	Outperform Votes 859 70.29%	Underperform Votes 363 29.71%

Which has more volatility & risk, CADE or SYF?

Cadence Bank has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synchrony Financial has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CADE or SYF?

In the previous week, Synchrony Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Cadence Bank. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Synchrony Financial and 13 mentions for Cadence Bank. Synchrony Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Cadence Bank's score of 0.93 indicating that Synchrony Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadence Bank	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Synchrony Financial	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CADE or SYF?

Synchrony Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Cadence Bank. Synchrony Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadence 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
Cadence Bank	$921.95M	5.52	$523.60M	$2.77	10.08
Synchrony Financial	$16.13B	1.13	$3.50B	$8.54	5.49

Do analysts recommend CADE or SYF?

Cadence Bank presently has a consensus target price of $38.09, indicating a potential upside of 36.48%. Synchrony Financial has a consensus target price of $65.11, indicating a potential upside of 38.94%. Given Synchrony Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Synchrony Financial is more favorable than Cadence Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadence Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Synchrony Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Summary

Synchrony Financial beats Cadence Bank on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.