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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FHN or MTB?

First Horizon received 257 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.56% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 45.90% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 503 54.56%	Underperform Votes 419 45.44%
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 246 45.90%	Underperform Votes 290 54.10%

Which has more volatility & risk, FHN or MTB?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&T Bank has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher 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	$3.17B	3.33	$897M	$1.38	14.45
M&T Bank	$9.17B	3.43	$2.74B	$13.51	14.03

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 2.8%. First Horizon pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&T Bank pays out 40.0% 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 insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FHN or MTB?

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of M&T Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of M&T Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer FHN or MTB?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 8 more articles in the media than M&T Bank. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for First Horizon and 9 mentions for M&T Bank. M&T Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat First Horizon's score of 0.33 indicating that M&T Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Horizon	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
M&T Bank	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FHN or MTB?

First Horizon presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.32%. M&T Bank has a consensus target price of $215.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.73%. Given M&T Bank's higher possible 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Is FHN or MTB more profitable?

M&T Bank has a net margin of 17.82% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.43%. M&T Bank's return on equity of 9.52% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	15.43%	9.51%	1.01%
M&T Bank	17.82%	9.52%	1.15%

Summary

M&T Bank beats First Horizon on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.