INDB vs. FHN, SSB, WBS, PNFP, WAL, WTFC, CBSH, CFR, UMBF, and BPOP
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), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), UMB Financial (UMBF), and Popular (BPOP). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Independent Bank vs. Its Competitors
Independent Bank (NASDAQ:INDB) and First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Independent Bank has a net margin of 19.12% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 16.13%. First Horizon's return on equity of 10.33% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.
Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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.
First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than Independent Bank. Independent Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Horizon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Independent Bank has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Independent Bank presently has a consensus target price of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.06%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $22.47, suggesting a potential upside of 2.78%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than First Horizon.
In the previous week, First Horizon had 11 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for First Horizon and 6 mentions for Independent Bank. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Independent Bank's score of 0.57 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Independent Bank and First Horizon tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:INDB) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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