Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP) Competitors

Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION) and Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ:PNFP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the media prefer ZION or PNFP?

In the previous week, Zions Bancorporation, National Association had 10 more articles in the media than Pinnacle Financial Partners. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Zions Bancorporation, National Association and 5 mentions for Pinnacle Financial Partners. Zions Bancorporation, National Association's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Pinnacle Financial Partners' score of 0.51 indicating that Pinnacle Financial Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pinnacle Financial Partners	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ZION or PNFP?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association received 304 more outperform votes than Pinnacle Financial Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.45% of users gave Pinnacle Financial Partners an outperform vote while only 54.46% of users gave Zions Bancorporation, National Association an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	Outperform Votes 738 54.46%	Underperform Votes 617 45.54%
Pinnacle Financial Partners	Outperform Votes 434 60.45%	Underperform Votes 284 39.55%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ZION or PNFP?

76.8% of Zions Bancorporation, National Association shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Pinnacle Financial Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Zions Bancorporation, National Association shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Pinnacle Financial Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ZION or PNFP?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association currently has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.81%. Pinnacle Financial Partners has a consensus price target of $92.57, indicating a potential upside of 18.29%. Given Zions Bancorporation, National Association's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pinnacle Financial Partners is more favorable than Zions Bancorporation, National Association.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	2 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.05
Pinnacle Financial Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has more volatility & risk, ZION or PNFP?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinnacle Financial Partners has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ZION or PNFP more profitable?

Pinnacle Financial Partners has a net margin of 20.17% compared to Pinnacle Financial Partners' net margin of 14.71%. Pinnacle Financial Partners' return on equity of 15.33% beat Zions Bancorporation, National Association's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	14.71%	15.33%	0.86%
Pinnacle Financial Partners	20.17%	9.78%	1.18%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ZION or PNFP?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association has higher revenue and earnings than Pinnacle Financial Partners. Zions Bancorporation, National Association is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinnacle Financial Partners, 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
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	$4.62B	1.25	$680M	$4.35	9.01
Pinnacle Financial Partners	$2.79B	2.17	$562.15M	$7.18	10.92

Is ZION or PNFP a better dividend stock?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Pinnacle Financial Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pinnacle Financial Partners pays out 12.3% 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.

Summary

Pinnacle Financial Partners beats Zions Bancorporation, National Association on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.