BankUnited (BKU) Competitors

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

Is FHN or BKU a better dividend stock?

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. BankUnited pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. First Horizon pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BankUnited pays out 38.5% 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. BankUnited has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. BankUnited is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FHN or BKU?

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of BankUnited shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of BankUnited shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FHN or BKU more profitable?

First Horizon has a net margin of 15.38% compared to BankUnited's net margin of 11.48%. First Horizon's return on equity of 10.10% beat BankUnited's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%
BankUnited	11.48%	8.48%	0.66%

Do analysts rate FHN or BKU?

First Horizon currently has a consensus price target of $22.53, suggesting a potential upside of 12.70%. BankUnited has a consensus price target of $40.42, suggesting a potential upside of 15.82%. Given BankUnited's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BankUnited 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
BankUnited	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more risk and volatility, FHN or BKU?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BankUnited has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FHN or BKU?

First Horizon received 111 more outperform votes than BankUnited when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.13% of users gave BankUnited an outperform vote while only 54.51% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 514 54.51%	Underperform Votes 429 45.49%
BankUnited	Outperform Votes 403 55.13%	Underperform Votes 328 44.87%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FHN or BKU?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than BankUnited. BankUnited is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Horizon, 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	3.29	$775M	$1.44	13.88
BankUnited	$1.03B	2.56	$232.47M	$3.22	10.84

Does the media prefer FHN or BKU?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 3 more articles in the media than BankUnited. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Horizon and 6 mentions for BankUnited. BankUnited's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat First Horizon's score of 1.27 indicating that BankUnited 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BankUnited	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Horizon beats BankUnited on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.