First Horizon (FHN) Competitors

M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) and First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings and risk.

Is MTB or FHN more profitable?

M&T Bank has a net margin of 19.24% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.38%. M&T Bank's return on equity of 10.12% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M&T Bank	19.24%	10.12%	1.25%
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%

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

84.7% of M&T Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of M&T Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor MTB or FHN?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 12 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for M&T Bank and 23 mentions for First Horizon. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat M&T Bank's score of 0.86 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M&T Bank	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTB or FHN?

First Horizon received 253 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.46% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 46.26% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 260 46.26%	Underperform Votes 302 53.74%
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 513 54.46%	Underperform Votes 429 45.54%

Do analysts recommend MTB or FHN?

M&T Bank currently has a consensus target price of $212.53, suggesting a potential upside of 17.73%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $22.41, suggesting a potential upside of 13.56%. Given M&T Bank's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe M&T Bank is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is MTB or FHN a better dividend stock?

M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 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 3.0%. M&T Bank pays out 36.2% 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MTB or FHN?

M&T Bank has higher revenue and earnings than First Horizon. M&T Bank 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
M&T Bank	$9.30B	3.12	$2.59B	$14.93	12.09
First Horizon	$3.09B	3.24	$775M	$1.44	13.70

Which has more volatility and risk, MTB or FHN?

M&T Bank has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

M&T Bank beats First Horizon on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.