First Horizon (FHN) Competitors

First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) and Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FHN or WBS?

Webster Financial received 32 more outperform votes than First Horizon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.75% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 54.62% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 485 54.62%	Underperform Votes 403 45.38%
Webster Financial	Outperform Votes 517 58.75%	Underperform Votes 363 41.25%

Does the media prefer FHN or WBS?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 23 more articles in the media than Webster Financial. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for First Horizon and 6 mentions for Webster Financial. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Webster Financial's score of 0.64 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Webster Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, FHN or WBS?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Webster Financial has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FHN or WBS a better dividend stock?

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. First Horizon pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Webster Financial pays out 32.7% 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.

Do analysts recommend FHN or WBS?

First Horizon presently has a consensus price target of $16.15, indicating a potential upside of 10.49%. Webster Financial has a consensus price target of $57.85, indicating a potential upside of 24.70%. Given Webster Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Webster Financial is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Webster Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is FHN or WBS more profitable?

Webster Financial has a net margin of 22.01% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 16.07%. Webster Financial's return on equity of 13.05% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	16.07%	8.96%	0.92%
Webster Financial	22.01%	13.05%	1.42%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FHN or WBS?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than Webster Financial. Webster Financial 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	1.61	$897M	$1.43	10.22
Webster Financial	$3.94B	2.02	$867.84M	$4.89	9.49

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FHN or WBS?

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Webster Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Webster Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Webster Financial beats First Horizon on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.