INDB vs. FHN, SSB, WBS, CBSH, PNFP, WAL, CFR, WTFC, UMBF, and ZION
Should you be buying Independent Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Independent Bank include First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), Webster Financial (WBS), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), UMB Financial (UMBF), and Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Independent Bank vs.
Independent Bank (NASDAQ:INDB) and First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.
Independent Bank has a net margin of 19.58% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.38%. First Horizon's return on equity of 10.10% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.
Independent Bank presently has a consensus target price of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.54%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $22.41, suggesting a potential upside of 15.34%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than First Horizon.
Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Independent Bank pays out 53.2% 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. Independent Bank has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Independent Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
83.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Independent Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Independent Bank has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, First Horizon had 16 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for First Horizon and 9 mentions for Independent Bank. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat First Horizon's score of 1.23 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.
First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than Independent Bank. First Horizon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independent Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Horizon received 123 more outperform votes than Independent Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.46% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 53.79% of users gave Independent Bank an outperform vote.
Summary
Independent Bank and First Horizon tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:INDB) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff