First Horizon (FHN) Competitors

Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN) and First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HBAN or FHN?

Huntington Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than First Horizon. Huntington Bancshares 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
Huntington Bancshares	$11.96B	2.04	$1.94B	$1.35	12.38
First Horizon	$5.03B	2.25	$775M	$1.55	14.41

Does the media prefer HBAN or FHN?

In the previous week, Huntington Bancshares had 28 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Huntington Bancshares and 23 mentions for First Horizon. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Huntington Bancshares' score of 0.60 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Huntington Bancshares	17 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	25 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HBAN or FHN?

80.7% of Huntington Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Huntington Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of First Horizon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HBAN or FHN a better dividend stock?

Huntington Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Huntington Bancshares pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Horizon pays out 38.7% 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.

Do analysts rate HBAN or FHN?

Huntington Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $18.48, suggesting a potential upside of 10.56%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $23.28, suggesting a potential upside of 4.26%. Given Huntington Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Huntington Bancshares is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Huntington Bancshares	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more risk and volatility, HBAN or FHN?

Huntington Bancshares has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HBAN or FHN more profitable?

Huntington Bancshares has a net margin of 17.36% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 17.10%. Huntington Bancshares' return on equity of 11.81% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Huntington Bancshares	17.36%	11.81%	1.06%
First Horizon	17.10%	10.55%	1.13%

Summary

Huntington Bancshares beats First Horizon on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.