First Horizon (FHN) Competitors

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

Is FHN or MTB more profitable?

M&T Bank has a net margin of 17.82% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.43%. M&T Bank's return on equity of 9.52% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	15.43%	9.51%	1.01%
M&T Bank	17.82%	9.52%	1.15%

Which has more volatility and risk, FHN or MTB?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&T Bank has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of M&T Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of M&T Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FHN or MTB a better dividend stock?

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. M&T Bank pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. First Horizon pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&T Bank pays out 40.0% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FHN or MTB?

First Horizon received 254 more outperform votes than M&T Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.47% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 45.98% of users gave M&T Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 500 54.47%	Underperform Votes 418 45.53%
M&T Bank	Outperform Votes 246 45.98%	Underperform Votes 289 54.02%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FHN or MTB?

M&T Bank has higher revenue and earnings than First Horizon. First Horizon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&T Bank, 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	2.18	$897M	$1.38	14.99
M&T Bank	$12.75B	2.75	$2.74B	$13.51	15.64

Does the media favor FHN or MTB?

In the previous week, M&T Bank had 2 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for M&T Bank and 18 mentions for First Horizon. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat M&T Bank's score of 0.63 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Horizon	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M&T Bank	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FHN or MTB?

First Horizon presently has a consensus price target of $19.46, suggesting a potential downside of 5.94%. M&T Bank has a consensus price target of $209.32, suggesting a potential downside of 0.92%. Given M&T Bank's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe M&T Bank 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
M&T Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Summary

M&T Bank beats First Horizon on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.