Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION) Competitors

Zions Bancorporation, National Association (NASDAQ:ZION) and M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ZION or MTB?

M&T Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Zions Bancorporation, National Association. Zions Bancorporation, National Association is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&T Bank, 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	$3.04B	2.74	$680M	$4.39	12.87
M&T Bank	$9.17B	3.53	$2.74B	$13.51	14.42

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZION or MTB?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association received 494 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.74% of users gave Zions Bancorporation, National Association an outperform vote while only 45.91% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	Outperform Votes 741 52.74%	Underperform Votes 664 47.26%
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 247 45.91%	Underperform Votes 291 54.09%

Is ZION or MTB a better dividend stock?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&T Bank pays out 40.0% 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 has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Zions Bancorporation, National Association is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer ZION or MTB?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 12 more articles in the media than Zions Bancorporation, National Association. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for M&T Bank and 10 mentions for Zions Bancorporation, National Association. M&T Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Zions Bancorporation, National Association's score of 0.52 indicating that M&T Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M&T Bank	3 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ZION or MTB?

76.8% of Zions Bancorporation, National Association shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of M&T Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Zions Bancorporation, National Association shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of M&T Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ZION or MTB more profitable?

M&T Bank has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Zions Bancorporation, National Association's net margin of 14.09%. Zions Bancorporation, National Association's return on equity of 13.89% beat M&T Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	14.09%	13.89%	0.88%
M&T Bank	17.82%	9.52%	1.15%

Do analysts rate ZION or MTB?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association presently has a consensus price target of $58.25, indicating a potential upside of 3.13%. M&T Bank has a consensus price target of $216.86, indicating a potential upside of 11.31%. Given M&T Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe M&T Bank is more favorable than Zions Bancorporation, National Association.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zions Bancorporation, National Association	1 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Which has more volatility & risk, ZION or MTB?

Zions Bancorporation, National Association has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&T Bank has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

M&T Bank beats Zions Bancorporation, National Association on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.