WBS vs. FHN, CFR, ZION, PNFP, BOKF, SNV, ONB, FNB, UMBF, and BANF
Should you be buying Webster Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Webster Financial include First Horizon (FHN), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), BOK Financial (BOKF), Synovus Financial (SNV), Old National Bancorp (ONB), F.N.B. (FNB), UMB Financial (UMBF), and BancFirst (BANF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) and Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability.
In the previous week, Webster Financial had 13 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Webster Financial and 8 mentions for First Horizon. Webster Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat First Horizon's score of -0.20 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the media.
First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than Webster Financial. Webster Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Horizon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Horizon has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Webster Financial has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Webster Financial has a net margin of 21.09% compared to Webster Financial's net margin of 16.07%. First Horizon's return on equity of 12.55% beat Webster Financial's return on equity.
First Horizon presently has a consensus target price of $16.15, indicating a potential upside of 7.30%. Webster Financial has a consensus target price of $56.23, indicating a potential upside of 26.73%. Given First Horizon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Webster Financial is more favorable than First Horizon.
First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. First Horizon pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Webster Financial pays out 32.8% 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.
80.3% of First Horizon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Webster Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Webster Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Webster Financial received 37 more outperform votes than First Horizon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.92% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 54.56% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.
Summary
Webster Financial beats First Horizon on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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