BOH vs. CVBF, INDB, CATY, SBCF, TOWN, FIBK, FBP, RNST, OFG, and LKFN
Should you be buying Bank of Hawaii stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of Hawaii include CVB Financial (CVBF), Independent Bank (INDB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (SBCF), TowneBank (TOWN), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), First BanCorp. (FBP), Renasant (RNST), OFG Bancorp (OFG), and Lakeland Financial (LKFN). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Bank of Hawaii (NYSE:BOH) and CVB Financial (NASDAQ:CVBF) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
CVB Financial has a net margin of 30.93% compared to Bank of Hawaii's net margin of 15.91%. Bank of Hawaii's return on equity of 13.25% beat CVB Financial's return on equity.
CVB Financial received 57 more outperform votes than Bank of Hawaii when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.97% of users gave CVB Financial an outperform vote while only 49.20% of users gave Bank of Hawaii an outperform vote.
CVB Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bank of Hawaii. CVB Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of Hawaii, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bank of Hawaii has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVB Financial has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Bank of Hawaii pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. CVB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Bank of Hawaii pays out 72.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVB Financial pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CVB Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, CVB Financial had 7 more articles in the media than Bank of Hawaii. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for CVB Financial and 25 mentions for Bank of Hawaii. Bank of Hawaii's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat CVB Financial's score of 0.12 indicating that Bank of Hawaii is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bank of Hawaii currently has a consensus target price of $52.20, suggesting a potential downside of 9.47%. CVB Financial has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.43%. Given CVB Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CVB Financial is more favorable than Bank of Hawaii.
82.2% of Bank of Hawaii shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of CVB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Bank of Hawaii shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of CVB Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
CVB Financial beats Bank of Hawaii on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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