First Financial Bancorp vs First Horizon
FFBC and FHN side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FFBC and FHN compare
First Horizon is the larger company, worth 3.2 times as much as First Financial Bancorp ($11.0B against $3.4B).
On earnings, First Horizon is cheaper: it trades at 11.1× trailing earnings, against 11.4× for First Financial Bancorp.
First Financial Bancorp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.3% versus 10.3% for First Horizon).
First Horizon keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 29.9% compared with 28.3% at First Financial Bancorp.
Both pay dividends: First Financial Bancorp yields 3.1% and First Horizon 2.8%.
First Horizon scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 16 for First Financial Bancorp), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FFBC | FHN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.4B | $11.0B |
| Share price | $32.35 | $23.27 |
| Change, 1 year | 37.2% | 12.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 28.5% | 34.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.75 | 0.76 |
| Employees | 2,199 | 7,404 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.4× | 11.1× (better) |
| P/S | 3.4× | 3.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.1× (better) | 1.2× |
| P/FCF | 4.5× (better) | 10.8× |
| PEG | 2.30 | 1.61 (better) |
| FCF yield | 22.3% (better) | 9.2% |
| Fair value | $32.05 | $25.35 |
| Margin of safety | −0.92% | 8.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 18.3% (better) | 10.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.9% (better) | 1.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 19.5% | 25.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 13.2% | 34.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 10.8% (better) | −0.21% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 28.3% | 29.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 75.0% (better) | 28.8% |
| Return on equity | 10.3% | 11.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.20 (better) | 0.33 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.25 (better) | 0.22 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.1% (better) | 2.8% |
| Payout ratio | 35.4% | 29.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Buyback yield | – | 8.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.1% | 10.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 85.1% | 86.9% |
| Held by insiders | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.9M (better) | −$6.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.7% | 2.9% |
Go deeper
- FFBC stock overview
- FFBC income statement
- FFBC valuation and score
- FHN stock overview
- FHN income statement
- FHN valuation and score
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