BOKF vs. ZION, PNFP, SNV, FNB, ONB, CFR, UMBF, WBS, FHN, and BANF
Should you be buying BOK Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BOK Financial include Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Synovus Financial (SNV), F.N.B. (FNB), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), UMB Financial (UMBF), Webster Financial (WBS), First Horizon (FHN), and BancFirst (BANF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
BOK Financial (NASDAQ:BOKF) and Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Zions Bancorporation, National Association received 347 more outperform votes than BOK Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.38% of users gave Zions Bancorporation, National Association an outperform vote while only 47.92% of users gave BOK Financial an outperform vote.
34.4% of BOK Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Zions Bancorporation, National Association shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.9% of BOK Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Zions Bancorporation, National Association shares are owned 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.
BOK Financial has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zions Bancorporation, National Association has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
BOK Financial has a net margin of 13.93% compared to Zions Bancorporation, National Association's net margin of 13.23%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association's return on equity of 14.05% beat BOK Financial's return on equity.
In the previous week, BOK Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Zions Bancorporation, National Association. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for BOK Financial and 36 mentions for Zions Bancorporation, National Association. Zions Bancorporation, National Association's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat BOK Financial's score of 0.37 indicating that Zions Bancorporation, National Association is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BOK Financial currently has a consensus target price of $97.10, indicating a potential upside of 6.90%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association has a consensus target price of $43.16, indicating a potential upside of 3.35%. Given BOK Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe BOK Financial is more favorable than Zions Bancorporation, National Association.
BOK Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. BOK Financial pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zions Bancorporation, National Association pays out 41.2% 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.
Zions Bancorporation, National Association has higher revenue and earnings than BOK Financial. Zions Bancorporation, National Association is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BOK Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
BOK Financial beats Zions Bancorporation, National Association on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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