CVB Financial (CVBF) Competitors

CVB Financial (NASDAQ:CVBF) and First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CVBF or FHN?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than CVB Financial. CVB 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CVB Financial	$476.02M	5.51	$200.72M	$1.45	13.14
First Horizon	$3.09B	3.19	$775M	$1.44	13.49

Does the media favor CVBF or FHN?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 24 more articles in the media than CVB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for First Horizon and 2 mentions for CVB Financial. CVB Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat First Horizon's score of 1.23 indicating that CVB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVB Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Horizon	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CVBF or FHN?

CVB Financial currently has a consensus target price of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.36%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $22.41, suggesting a potential upside of 15.34%. Given CVB Financial's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CVB Financial is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVBF or FHN?

First Horizon received 206 more outperform votes than CVB Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.46% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 51.60% of users gave CVB Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CVB Financial	Outperform Votes 307 51.60%	Underperform Votes 288 48.40%
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 513 54.46%	Underperform Votes 429 45.54%

Is CVBF or FHN a better dividend stock?

CVB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 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 3.1%. CVB Financial pays out 55.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Horizon pays out 41.7% 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.

Is CVBF or FHN more profitable?

CVB Financial has a net margin of 29.32% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.38%. First Horizon's return on equity of 10.10% beat CVB Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVB Financial	29.32%	9.35%	1.27%
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CVBF or FHN?

74.2% of CVB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of CVB Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, CVBF or FHN?

CVB Financial has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Horizon beats CVB Financial on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.