BankUnited (BKU) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BKU or FHN?

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

Does the media refer more to BKU or FHN?

In the previous week, BankUnited had 3 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for BankUnited and 8 mentions for First Horizon. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat BankUnited's score of 0.78 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BKU or FHN 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
BankUnited	11.48%	8.48%	0.66%
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%

Which has preferable 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	$1.03B	2.54	$232.47M	$3.22	10.78
First Horizon	$3.09B	3.25	$775M	$1.44	13.75

Is BKU or FHN a better dividend stock?

BankUnited pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. 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 increased 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 analysts rate BKU or FHN?

BankUnited presently has a consensus target price of $40.42, indicating a potential upside of 16.47%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $22.53, indicating a potential upside of 13.79%. Given BankUnited's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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 MarketBeat Community prefer BKU or FHN?

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

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

99.7% of BankUnited shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of BankUnited shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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