First Horizon (FHN) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to MTB or FHN?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 18 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for M&T Bank and 27 mentions for First Horizon. M&T Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat First Horizon's score of 0.55 indicating that M&T Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M&T Bank	16 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend MTB or FHN?

M&T Bank presently has a consensus price target of $221.68, suggesting a potential upside of 12.59%. First Horizon has a consensus price target of $22.04, suggesting a potential upside of 2.29%. Given M&T Bank's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe M&T Bank is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has better earnings and valuation, MTB or FHN?

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
M&T Bank	$12.75B	2.56	$2.74B	$13.51	14.57
First Horizon	$5.03B	2.27	$897M	$1.38	15.61

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

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

Is MTB or FHN 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
M&T Bank	17.82%	9.52%	1.15%
First Horizon	15.43%	9.51%	1.01%

Which has more risk and volatility, MTB or FHN?

M&T Bank has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MTB or FHN a better dividend stock?

M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. M&T Bank pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Horizon pays out 43.5% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTB or FHN?

First Horizon received 257 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.48% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 45.93% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 248 45.93%	Underperform Votes 292 54.07%
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 505 54.48%	Underperform Votes 422 45.52%

Summary

M&T Bank beats First Horizon on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.