Camden National (CAC) Competitors

Camden National (NASDAQ:CAC) and Bank of Hawaii (NYSE:BOH) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to CAC or BOH?

In the previous week, Bank of Hawaii had 3 more articles in the media than Camden National. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Bank of Hawaii and 3 mentions for Camden National. Camden National's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Bank of Hawaii's score of 1.42 indicating that Camden National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Camden National	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Bank of Hawaii	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CAC or BOH?

Camden National currently has a consensus target price of $47.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.01%. Bank of Hawaii has a consensus target price of $73.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.86%. Given Camden National's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Camden National is more favorable than Bank of Hawaii.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Camden National	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Bank of Hawaii	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAC or BOH?

Camden National received 18 more outperform votes than Bank of Hawaii when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.68% of users gave Camden National an outperform vote while only 47.59% of users gave Bank of Hawaii an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Camden National	Outperform Votes 265 59.68%	Underperform Votes 179 40.32%
Bank of Hawaii	Outperform Votes 247 47.59%	Underperform Votes 272 52.41%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CAC or BOH?

Bank of Hawaii has higher revenue and earnings than Camden National. Camden National 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Camden National	$189.74M	3.57	$53M	$3.14	12.77
Bank of Hawaii	$645.90M	4.13	$149.99M	$3.56	18.88

Is CAC or BOH more profitable?

Camden National has a net margin of 18.02% compared to Bank of Hawaii's net margin of 14.47%. Bank of Hawaii's return on equity of 11.81% beat Camden National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camden National	18.02%	10.38%	0.93%
Bank of Hawaii	14.47%	11.81%	0.65%

Which has more risk & volatility, CAC or BOH?

Camden National has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Hawaii has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CAC or BOH?

77.4% of Camden National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Bank of Hawaii shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Camden National shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Bank of Hawaii shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CAC or BOH a better dividend stock?

Camden National pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Bank of Hawaii pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Camden National pays out 53.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Hawaii pays out 78.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bank of Hawaii has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Camden National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Bank of Hawaii beats Camden National on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.