First National of Nebraska (OTCMKTS:FINN) and KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) Head to Head Analysis

First National of Nebraska (OTCMKTS:FINN) and KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Dividends

First National of Nebraska pays an annual dividend of $30.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. KeyCorp pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. KeyCorp pays out 103.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. KeyCorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. KeyCorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Profitability

This table compares First National of Nebraska and KeyCorp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First National of Nebraska	N/A	N/A	N/A
KeyCorp	7.53%	8.89%	0.54%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for First National of Nebraska and KeyCorp, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First National of Nebraska	0	0	0	0	N/A
KeyCorp	0	7	11	0	2.61

KeyCorp has a consensus target price of $17.24, indicating a potential upside of 13.91%. Given KeyCorp’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KeyCorp is more favorable than First National of Nebraska.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.7% of First National of Nebraska shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.7% of KeyCorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.7% of First National of Nebraska shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of KeyCorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares First National of Nebraska and KeyCorp’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First National of Nebraska	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KeyCorp	$6.03 billion	2.36	$967.00 million	$0.79	19.15

KeyCorp has higher revenue and earnings than First National of Nebraska.

Risk & Volatility

First National of Nebraska has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KeyCorp has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

KeyCorp beats First National of Nebraska on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About First National of Nebraska

First National of Nebraska, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for First National Bank of Omaha that provides various banking products and services. The company offers checking, savings, and individual retirement accounts; certificates of deposit; and credit cards. It also provides personal loans and lines of credit; auto loans; mortgage loans; home equity lines of credit and loans; small business loans and lines of credit; small business administration loans; and commercial lending solutions. In addition, the company offers treasury management, debt consolidation, financial planning, retirement planning, wealth management, merchant, and payroll services; and personal, commercial, and farm insurance products. Further, it provides solutions for agribusiness, commercial real estate, healthcare, transportation, and correspondent banking; investment services, such as capital market and institutional asset management; and digital banking services. First National of Nebraska, Inc. was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

About KeyCorp

KeyCorp operates as the holding company for KeyBank National Association that provides various retail and commercial banking products and services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Consumer Bank and Commercial Bank. The company offers various deposits, investment products and services; commercial leasing, investment management, consumer finance; and personal finance and financial wellness, student loan refinancing, mortgage and home equity, lending, credit card, treasury, business advisory, wealth management, asset management, cash management, portfolio management, and trust and related services to individuals and small and medium-sized businesses. It also provides a suite of banking and capital market products, such as syndicated finance, debt and equity capital market products, commercial payments, equipment finance, commercial mortgage banking, derivatives, foreign exchange, financial advisory, and public finance, as well as commercial mortgage loans to consumer, energy, healthcare, industrial, public sector, real estate, and technology sectors for middle market clients. In addition, the company offers community development financing, securities underwriting, brokerage, and investment banking services. The company was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.