First Horizon (FHN) Competitors

First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) and Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, FHN or HBAN?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Bancshares has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FHN or HBAN?

First Horizon currently has a consensus target price of $23.34, indicating a potential upside of 2.68%. Huntington Bancshares has a consensus target price of $18.68, indicating a potential upside of 4.97%. Given Huntington Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Huntington Bancshares 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
Huntington Bancshares	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FHN or HBAN?

Huntington Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than First Horizon. Huntington Bancshares 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	$5.03B	2.29	$775M	$1.55	14.67
Huntington Bancshares	$11.96B	2.17	$1.94B	$1.35	13.19

Does the media prefer FHN or HBAN?

In the previous week, First Horizon and First Horizon both had 16 articles in the media. Huntington Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat First Horizon's score of 1.02 indicating that Huntington Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Horizon	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Huntington Bancshares	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is FHN or HBAN more profitable?

Huntington Bancshares has a net margin of 17.36% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 17.10%. Huntington Bancshares' return on equity of 11.81% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	17.10%	10.55%	1.13%
Huntington Bancshares	17.36%	11.81%	1.06%

Is FHN or HBAN a better dividend stock?

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Huntington Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. First Horizon pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Huntington Bancshares pays out 45.9% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FHN or HBAN?

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Huntington Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Huntington Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Huntington Bancshares beats First Horizon on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.