First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FHN or FIBK?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than First Interstate BancSystem. First Interstate BancSystem 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
First Horizon	$3.09B	3.19	$775M	$1.44	13.49
First Interstate BancSystem	$1.00B	2.76	$226M	$2.11	12.53

Is FHN or FIBK more profitable?

First Interstate BancSystem has a net margin of 15.94% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.38%. First Horizon's return on equity of 10.10% beat First Interstate BancSystem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%
First Interstate BancSystem	15.94%	6.92%	0.75%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FHN or FIBK?

First Horizon received 237 more outperform votes than First Interstate BancSystem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.46% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 49.37% of users gave First Interstate BancSystem an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 513 54.46%	Underperform Votes 429 45.54%
First Interstate BancSystem	Outperform Votes 276 49.37%	Underperform Votes 283 50.63%

Do analysts prefer FHN or FIBK?

First Horizon presently has a consensus target price of $22.41, indicating a potential upside of 15.34%. First Interstate BancSystem has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.43%. Given First Interstate BancSystem's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Interstate BancSystem is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
First Interstate BancSystem	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FHN or FIBK?

80.3% of First Horizon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to FHN or FIBK?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 23 more articles in the media than First Interstate BancSystem. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for First Horizon and 2 mentions for First Interstate BancSystem. First Interstate BancSystem's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat First Horizon's score of 1.23 indicating that First Interstate BancSystem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Horizon	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Interstate BancSystem	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FHN or FIBK a better dividend stock?

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Interstate BancSystem pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. First Horizon pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Interstate BancSystem pays out 89.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, FHN or FIBK?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Interstate BancSystem has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Horizon beats First Interstate BancSystem on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.