WesBanco (WSBC) Competitors

First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) and WesBanco (NASDAQ:WSBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is FHN or WSBC a better dividend stock?

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. WesBanco pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. First Horizon pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WesBanco pays out 96.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WesBanco has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. WesBanco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, FHN or WSBC?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WesBanco has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FHN or WSBC more profitable?

WesBanco has a net margin of 15.89% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.38%. First Horizon's return on equity of 10.10% beat WesBanco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%
WesBanco	15.89%	6.30%	0.86%

Which has better earnings & valuation, FHN or WSBC?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than WesBanco. First Horizon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WesBanco, 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	3.33	$775M	$1.44	14.09
WesBanco	$649.20M	4.68	$151.51M	$1.53	20.75

Does the media prefer FHN or WSBC?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 2 more articles in the media than WesBanco. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for First Horizon and 8 mentions for WesBanco. WesBanco's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat First Horizon's score of 1.21 indicating that WesBanco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Horizon	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WesBanco	5 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 prefer FHN or WSBC?

First Horizon received 242 more outperform votes than WesBanco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.51% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 51.32% of users gave WesBanco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 514 54.51%	Underperform Votes 429 45.49%
WesBanco	Outperform Votes 272 51.32%	Underperform Votes 258 48.68%

Do analysts prefer FHN or WSBC?

First Horizon presently has a consensus target price of $22.53, suggesting a potential upside of 11.02%. WesBanco has a consensus target price of $38.71, suggesting a potential upside of 21.93%. Given WesBanco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WesBanco 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
WesBanco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FHN or WSBC?

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of WesBanco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of WesBanco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

First Horizon beats WesBanco on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.