First Horizon (FHN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FHN or MTB?

First Horizon received 259 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.55% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 45.80% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 510 54.55%	Underperform Votes 425 45.45%
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 251 45.80%	Underperform Votes 297 54.20%

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

80.3% of First Horizon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of M&T Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of M&T Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor FHN or MTB?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 11 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for M&T Bank and 31 mentions for First Horizon. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat M&T Bank's score of 0.79 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Horizon	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M&T Bank	23 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FHN or MTB?

M&T Bank has higher revenue and earnings than First Horizon. M&T Bank 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	$3.10B	2.87	$775M	$1.36	12.71
M&T Bank	$9.23B	2.82	$2.59B	$14.63	10.82

Is FHN or MTB a better dividend stock?

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Horizon pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&T Bank pays out 36.9% 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.

Do analysts recommend FHN or MTB?

First Horizon currently has a consensus target price of $22.30, suggesting a potential upside of 28.98%. M&T Bank has a consensus target price of $215.97, suggesting a potential upside of 36.38%. Given M&T Bank's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe M&T Bank is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Is FHN or MTB more profitable?

M&T Bank has a net margin of 19.24% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.38%. M&T Bank's return on equity of 10.12% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%
M&T Bank	19.24%	10.12%	1.25%

Which has more risk & volatility, FHN or MTB?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&T Bank has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Horizon beats M&T Bank on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.