CBU vs. FHN, SSB, WBS, WAL, PNFP, CBSH, CFR, WTFC, UMBF, and ZION
Should you be buying Community Bank System stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Community Bank System include First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), Webster Financial (WBS), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), UMB Financial (UMBF), and Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Community Bank System vs.
Community Bank System (NYSE:CBU) and First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and community ranking.
Community Bank System pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Community Bank System pays out 53.5% 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. Community Bank System has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Community Bank System is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Community Bank System has a net margin of 19.40% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.38%. Community Bank System's return on equity of 10.94% beat First Horizon's return on equity.
73.8% of Community Bank System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Community Bank System shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
First Horizon received 301 more outperform votes than Community Bank System when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.53% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 47.79% of users gave Community Bank System an outperform vote.
Community Bank System presently has a consensus price target of $71.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.57%. First Horizon has a consensus price target of $22.23, indicating a potential upside of 14.98%. Given Community Bank System's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Community Bank System is more favorable than First Horizon.
Community Bank System has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than Community Bank System. First Horizon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community Bank System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, First Horizon had 1 more articles in the media than Community Bank System. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Horizon and 6 mentions for Community Bank System. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Community Bank System's score of 0.81 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Community Bank System beats First Horizon on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CBU) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
