First Horizon (FHN) Competitors

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

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 3.0%. M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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 $22.23, indicating a potential upside of 12.26%. M&T Bank has a consensus target price of $219.97, indicating a potential upside of 19.93%. 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FHN or MTB?

First Horizon received 256 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.53% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 45.87% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 506 54.53%	Underperform Votes 422 45.47%
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 250 45.87%	Underperform Votes 295 54.13%

Which has more volatility and risk, FHN or MTB?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&T Bank has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FHN or MTB?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 16 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for M&T Bank and 9 mentions for First Horizon. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat M&T Bank's score of 1.02 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M&T Bank	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of M&T Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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	3.29	$775M	$1.36	14.56
M&T Bank	$9.23B	3.26	$2.59B	$14.63	12.54

Summary

First Horizon and M&T Bank tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.