First Horizon (FHN) Competitors

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

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTB or FHN?

First Horizon received 254 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.45% 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 514 54.45%	Underperform Votes 430 45.55%

Do analysts rate MTB or FHN?

M&T Bank currently has a consensus price target of $212.53, indicating a potential upside of 19.50%. First Horizon has a consensus price target of $22.53, indicating a potential upside of 18.09%. Given M&T Bank's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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 3.1%. 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 stronger earnings & 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	3.07	$2.59B	$14.93	11.91
First Horizon	$3.09B	3.14	$775M	$1.44	13.25

Does the media refer more to MTB or FHN?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 7 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for M&T Bank and 8 mentions for First Horizon. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat M&T Bank's score of 1.12 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 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

Which has more volatility & risk, MTB or FHN?

M&T Bank has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less 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.

Do insiders and institutionals 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 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

M&T Bank beats First Horizon on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.