First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) Vs. PNC, TFC, MTB, FRC, SIVB, FITB, HBAN, RF, KEY, and SBNY
Should you be buying First Horizon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Horizon include The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC), M&T Bank (MTB), First Republic Bank (FRC), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Regions Financial (RF), KeyCorp (KEY), and Signature Bank (SBNY). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
First Horizon vs.
First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) and The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.
The PNC Financial Services Group received 335 more outperform votes than First Horizon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.53% of users gave The PNC Financial Services Group an outperform vote while only 56.61% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.
79.6% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of First Horizon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
First Horizon has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
First Horizon has a net margin of 30.72% compared to The PNC Financial Services Group's net margin of 26.14%. First Horizon's return on equity of 13.82% beat The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 3 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 2 mentions for First Horizon. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat First Horizon's score of 0.28 indicating that The PNC Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. First Horizon pays out 35.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 50.8% 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.
First Horizon currently has a consensus price target of $21.29, suggesting a potential downside of 4.08%. The PNC Financial Services Group has a consensus price target of $220.64, suggesting a potential upside of 41.46%. Given The PNC Financial Services Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The PNC Financial Services Group is more favorable than First Horizon.
The PNC Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than First Horizon. The PNC Financial Services Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Horizon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
The PNC Financial Services Group beats First Horizon on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) vs. Its Competitors
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