ZION vs. CFR, PNFP, CMA, SNV, BOKF, FCNCA, MTB, FITB, HBAN, and RF
Should you be buying Zions Bancorporation, National Association stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zions Bancorporation, National Association include Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Comerica (CMA), Synovus Financial (SNV), BOK Financial (BOKF), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), and Regions Financial (RF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION) and Cullen/Frost Bankers (NYSE:CFR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk.
Zions Bancorporation, National Association has higher revenue and earnings than Cullen/Frost Bankers. Zions Bancorporation, National Association is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cullen/Frost Bankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cullen/Frost Bankers has a net margin of 24.88% compared to Zions Bancorporation, National Association's net margin of 13.53%. Cullen/Frost Bankers' return on equity of 17.72% beat Zions Bancorporation, National Association's return on equity.
Zions Bancorporation, National Association has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cullen/Frost Bankers has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Zions Bancorporation, National Association received 394 more outperform votes than Cullen/Frost Bankers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.59% of users gave Zions Bancorporation, National Association an outperform vote while only 39.77% of users gave Cullen/Frost Bankers an outperform vote.
Zions Bancorporation, National Association pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Cullen/Frost Bankers pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association pays out 41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cullen/Frost Bankers pays out 43.5% 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. Zions Bancorporation, National Association is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Zions Bancorporation, National Association had 36 more articles in the media than Cullen/Frost Bankers. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Zions Bancorporation, National Association and 32 mentions for Cullen/Frost Bankers. Zions Bancorporation, National Association's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Cullen/Frost Bankers' score of 0.43 indicating that Zions Bancorporation, National Association is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Zions Bancorporation, National Association currently has a consensus price target of $48.06, suggesting a potential downside of 8.10%. Cullen/Frost Bankers has a consensus price target of $117.79, suggesting a potential downside of 1.63%. Given Cullen/Frost Bankers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cullen/Frost Bankers is more favorable than Zions Bancorporation, National Association.
76.8% of Zions Bancorporation, National Association shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Cullen/Frost Bankers shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Zions Bancorporation, National Association shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Cullen/Frost Bankers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Cullen/Frost Bankers beats Zions Bancorporation, National Association on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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