First Horizon Corporation (FHN) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Sep 6, 2026

Research Idea

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First Horizon offers a favorable short-term investment case supported by Q3 2025 earnings growth, robust loan expansion, a $1.2B share repurchase authorized recently, positive industry momentum, and controlled technical price appreciation above key moving averages.

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Idea window: 1/9/2026 – 1/16/2026Sector: Financial Services

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$24.47
Market Cap
$11.61B
1D Return
-1.17%
YTD Return
+3.86%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
11.6
P/B
1.3
P/S
2.5
EV/EBITDA
11.3
Div Yield
2.70%

Fundamental Analysis

6.0

Key Financial Insights: • Strong Profitability • Robust Cash Flow • Elevated Leverage FHN offers strong profitability, cash generation, improving leverage, and reasonable valuation, but investors should monitor its high liability base and accumulated comprehensive loss.

StrongCashFlow
LeverageRisk

Price Behavior

5.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Recent low rebound • Below average • Key resistance overhead Support Level: $24.00–$24.30 Resistance Level: $25.80–$26.20 FHN is technically mixed-to-negative last month, stabilizing near $24.00–$24.30 support but needing a move above $25.03 and $25.80–$26.20 resistance to confirm recovery.

Cautious
Bearish

Sentiment & News

6.0

Key News Insights: • Share Outperformance • Institutional Buying • Market Expansion First Horizon's above-industry share gains, growing institutional ownership, and market expansion signal strengthening investor confidence and commercial momentum.

BankingGrowth
InstitutionalInterest
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AI Summary

6.0
Neutral

FHN is now an execution-driven regional-bank investment: commercial expansion and syndication could sustain earnings growth, but with shares near $25 and limited target upside, investors should wait for measurable loan/deposit growth, operating leverage, and stable credit metrics before adding exposure. The key downside is that rate-sensitive securities losses and unverified CRE/credit quality could quickly outweigh modest profitability gains.

CommercialGrowth
CreditRisk
Execution
AI summary updated 6 days ago

Description

First Horizon Corporation is the bank holding company for First Horizon Bank, providing commercial and consumer banking, underwriting, advisory and capital markets services through three reportable segments: Regional Banking, Specialty Banking and Corporate. Its product set includes lending and mortgage services, trust and fiduciary functions, equipment finance, payment and correspondent processing, brokerage and investment products, and retail insurance and credit card offerings. The company maintains a network of about 500 First Horizon Bank offices across 22 states and roughly 400 FHN Financial centers in 12 states; it is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee and was founded in 1864.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Jan 9Jan 16FHNFirst Horizon Corporation
First Horizon offers a favorable short-term investment case supported by Q3 2025 earnings growth, robust loan expansion, a $1.2B share repurchase authorized recently, positive industry momentum, and controlled technical price appreciation above key moving averages.
Closed-1.5%
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