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First Horizon National (FHN)
First Horizon Corporation is a financial services company based in Memphis, TN. It provides diversified financial services, mainly via its principal subsidiary First Horizon Bank. First Horizon Bank's principal divisions and subsidiaries operate under the brands of First Horizon Bank, IBERIABANK, First Horizon Advisors and FHN Financial. The company offers regional banking, mortgage lending, title insurance, specialized commercial lending, commercial leasing and equipment financing, brokerage, wealth management and capital market services. It operates through three business segments.
FHN is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, with a Momentum Style Score of B and VGM Score of B. Shares are down 4.6% over the past one week and up 11.7% over the past four weeks. FHN has gained 21.4% in the last one-year period as well. Looking at trading volume, an average of 4,037,287.25 shares exchanged hands over the last 20 trading days.
A company's earnings performance is important for momentum investors as well. For fiscal 2025, three analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for FHN, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.04 to $1.71 per share. FHN also boasts an average earnings surprise of 6.5%.
Investors should take the time to consider FHN for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings metrics, and impressive Momentum and VGM Style Scores.
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