First Horizon (FHN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTB or FHN?

First Horizon received 256 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.53% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 46.04% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 256 46.04%	Underperform Votes 300 53.96%
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 512 54.53%	Underperform Votes 427 45.47%

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 analysts rate MTB or FHN?

M&T Bank currently has a consensus target price of $208.24, suggesting a potential upside of 18.76%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $22.03, suggesting a potential upside of 16.69%. 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media prefer MTB or FHN?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 1 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for M&T Bank and 14 mentions for First Horizon. M&T Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat First Horizon's score of 1.26 indicating that M&T Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M&T Bank	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 3.1%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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 more volatility & risk, MTB or FHN?

M&T Bank has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTB or FHN?

84.7% of M&T Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of M&T Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	3.10	$2.59B	$14.93	11.74
First Horizon	$3.11B	3.12	$775M	$1.44	13.11

Summary

M&T Bank beats First Horizon on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.