BKU vs. FHN, WAL, CBSH, WBS, ZION, PNFP, BPOP, CFR, SSB, and BOKF
Should you be buying BankUnited stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BankUnited include First Horizon (FHN), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Webster Financial (WBS), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Popular (BPOP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), SouthState (SSB), and BOK Financial (BOKF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) and First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings.
BankUnited pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. BankUnited pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Horizon pays out 42.0% 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. First Horizon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than BankUnited. First Horizon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BankUnited, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BankUnited presently has a consensus target price of $34.40, indicating a potential downside of 11.55%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $17.31, indicating a potential upside of 1.01%. Given First Horizon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Horizon is more favorable than BankUnited.
First Horizon has a net margin of 14.03% compared to BankUnited's net margin of 8.41%. First Horizon's return on equity of 8.84% beat BankUnited's return on equity.
First Horizon received 96 more outperform votes than BankUnited when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.93% of users gave BankUnited an outperform vote while only 54.42% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.
In the previous week, BankUnited had 6 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for BankUnited and 23 mentions for First Horizon. BankUnited's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat First Horizon's score of 0.34 indicating that BankUnited is being referred to more favorably in the media.
BankUnited has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
First Horizon beats BankUnited on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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