BKU vs. FHN, WBS, CBSH, WAL, CFR, BPOP, ZION, PNFP, WTFC, and BOKF
Should you be buying BankUnited stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BankUnited include First Horizon (FHN), Webster Financial (WBS), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Popular (BPOP), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), and BOK Financial (BOKF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) and First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and profitability.
First Horizon has a net margin of 16.07% compared to BankUnited's net margin of 8.71%. First Horizon's return on equity of 8.96% beat BankUnited's return on equity.
In the previous week, First Horizon had 6 more articles in the media than BankUnited. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for First Horizon and 7 mentions for BankUnited. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat BankUnited's score of 0.74 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than BankUnited. First Horizon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BankUnited, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BankUnited currently has a consensus price target of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.32%. First Horizon has a consensus price target of $16.62, indicating a potential upside of 14.91%. Given First Horizon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Horizon is more favorable than BankUnited.
BankUnited has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First Horizon received 92 more outperform votes than BankUnited when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.51% of users gave BankUnited an outperform vote while only 54.54% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.
BankUnited pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. BankUnited pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Horizon pays out 42.0% 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.
99.7% of BankUnited shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of BankUnited shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
First Horizon beats BankUnited on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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