CVB Financial (CVBF) Competitors

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

Does the media favor CVBF or FHN?

In the previous week, CVB Financial had 9 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for CVB Financial and 14 mentions for First Horizon. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat CVB Financial's score of 0.95 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVB Financial	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CVBF or FHN?

CVB Financial has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CVBF or FHN?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than CVB Financial. First Horizon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVB Financial, 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	$476.31M	5.48	$200.72M	$1.45	12.95
First Horizon	$3.11B	3.03	$775M	$1.44	12.70

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CVBF or FHN?

First Horizon received 205 more outperform votes than CVB Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.53% 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 512 54.53%	Underperform Votes 427 45.47%

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 4.3%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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.

Do analysts prefer CVBF or FHN?

CVB Financial currently has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.17%. First Horizon has a consensus price target of $22.03, indicating a potential upside of 20.43%. Given CVB Financial's higher possible upside, 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

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%

Summary

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