BankUnited (BKU) Competitors

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

Is BKU or FHN a better dividend stock?

BankUnited pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. BankUnited pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Horizon pays out 41.7% 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.

Is BKU or FHN more profitable?

First Horizon has a net margin of 16.13% compared to BankUnited's net margin of 12.26%. First Horizon's return on equity of 10.33% beat BankUnited's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BankUnited	12.26%	8.66%	0.69%
First Horizon	16.13%	10.33%	1.09%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BKU or FHN?

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
BankUnited	$2.02B	1.40	$232.47M	$3.22	11.68
First Horizon	$5.03B	2.20	$775M	$1.44	15.13

Which has more volatility and risk, BKU or FHN?

BankUnited has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BKU or FHN?

BankUnited presently has a consensus target price of $40.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.21%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $22.47, indicating a potential upside of 3.11%. Given BankUnited's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe BankUnited is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BankUnited	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media favor BKU or FHN?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 8 more articles in the media than BankUnited. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for First Horizon and 8 mentions for BankUnited. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat BankUnited's score of 0.57 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BankUnited	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BKU or FHN?

99.7% of BankUnited shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of BankUnited shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company 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 BankUnited on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.