First Horizon (FHN) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, HBAN or FHN?

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
Huntington Bancshares	$11.96B	2.07	$1.94B	$1.31	12.96
First Horizon	$5.03B	2.24	$775M	$1.44	15.41

Do analysts prefer HBAN or FHN?

Huntington Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $18.48, suggesting a potential upside of 8.80%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $23.28, suggesting a potential upside of 4.89%. Given Huntington Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Huntington Bancshares is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Huntington Bancshares	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is HBAN or FHN a better dividend stock?

Huntington Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Huntington Bancshares pays out 47.3% 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.

Is HBAN or FHN more profitable?

First Horizon has a net margin of 17.10% compared to Huntington Bancshares' net margin of 16.94%. Huntington Bancshares' return on equity of 11.44% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Huntington Bancshares	16.94%	11.44%	1.01%
First Horizon	17.10%	10.55%	1.13%

Which has more volatility and risk, HBAN or FHN?

Huntington Bancshares has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less 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 insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HBAN or FHN?

80.7% of Huntington Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Huntington Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by 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.

Does the media prefer HBAN or FHN?

In the previous week, Huntington Bancshares had 13 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Huntington Bancshares and 19 mentions for First Horizon. Huntington Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat First Horizon's score of 0.72 indicating that Huntington Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Huntington Bancshares	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Huntington Bancshares beats First Horizon on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.