$0.31 EPS Expected for First Horizon National Corp (FHN)

September 17, 2017 – By Darrin Black

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.08 in 2016 Q4. Its down 0.17, from 1.25 in 2016Q3. It turned negative, as 22 investors sold First Horizon National Corp shares while 89 reduced holdings. 39 funds opened positions while 81 raised stakes. 193.01 million shares or 3.37% more from 186.72 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported.
Louisiana State Employees Retirement Sys holds 57,700 shares or 0.06% of its portfolio. Bokf Na accumulated 52,958 shares. Neuberger Berman Group Ltd Llc owns 13,690 shares. Franklin Resources holds 0.04% or 4.18 million shares in its portfolio. New South Capital Mngmt Inc holds 20,217 shares or 0.01% of its portfolio. Schwab Charles Inv Mgmt holds 958,388 shares or 0.02% of its portfolio. Jacobs Levy Equity Mgmt holds 93,200 shares. Thrivent Financial For Lutherans has invested 0% of its portfolio in First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN). 9,357 are owned by West Oak Capital Ltd. Airain Limited reported 10,176 shares or 0.02% of all its holdings. Panagora Asset Mgmt stated it has 0.09% of its portfolio in First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN). Teachers Retirement Of The State Of Kentucky holds 59,500 shares. Credit Suisse Ag invested 0.02% in First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN). Advantus Cap invested in 0.02% or 28,987 shares. Ahl Llp owns 0.03% invested in First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN) for 49,149 shares.

Since June 15, 2017, it had 0 buys, and 1 insider sale for $91,995 activity.

Analysts await First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN) to report earnings on October, 13. They expect $0.31 EPS, up 14.81 % or $0.04 from last year’s $0.27 per share. FHN’s profit will be $72.66M for 14.21 P/E if the $0.31 EPS becomes a reality. After $0.27 actual EPS reported by First Horizon National Corp for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts 14.81 % EPS growth. The stock increased 0.63% or $0.11 on September 15, reaching $17.62. About 4.00 million shares traded or 49.25% up from the average. First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN) has risen 21.88% since September 17, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 5.18% the S&P500.

First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN) Ratings Coverage

Among 17 analysts covering First Horizon National Corporation (NYSE:FHN), 9 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 8 Hold. Therefore 53% are positive. First Horizon National Corporation had 36 analyst reports since July 21, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN) earned “Outperform” rating by Vining Sparks on Wednesday, April 19. The rating was maintained by Jefferies with “Buy” on Monday, July 17. The stock of First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN) has “Outperform” rating given on Thursday, August 10 by Raymond James. Deutsche Bank maintained it with “Hold” rating and $15.50 target in Monday, September 26 report. The stock of First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN) earned “Buy” rating by Jefferies on Wednesday, June 14. The stock has “Buy” rating by Wood on Tuesday, April 11. The firm has “Hold” rating given on Wednesday, August 12 by Deutsche Bank. RBC Capital Markets maintained First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN) rating on Monday, October 19. RBC Capital Markets has “Sector Perform” rating and $15 target. The stock has “Buy” rating by Keefe Bruyette & Woods on Monday, June 12. The company was maintained on Monday, July 18 by Barclays Capital.

First Horizon National Corporation is a bank holding company. The company has market cap of $4.13 billion. The Firm provides financial services through its subsidiary, First Tennessee Bank National Association (the Bank). It has a 15.91 P/E ratio. The Firm has four divisions: regional banking, fixed income, corporate and non-strategic.

More notable recent First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN) news were published by: Nasdaq.com which released: “First Horizon National Corporation (FHN) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for …” on September 06, 2017, also Globenewswire.com with their article: “First Horizon National Corp. to post analysts’ materials on Aug. 21” published on August 18, 2017, Nasdaq.com published: “First Horizon National Enters Oversold Territory” on September 07, 2017. More interesting news about First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN) were released by: Globenewswire.com and their article: “First Horizon National Corp. to participate in 2017 Barclays Global Financial …” published on September 05, 2017 as well as Nasdaq.com‘s news article titled: “Ex-Dividend Reminder: First Horizon National, UnitedHealth Group and New …” with publication date: September 05, 2017.