First Community Bankshares (FCBC) Competitors

First Community Bankshares (NASDAQ:FCBC) and Bank of Hawaii (NYSE:BOH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, FCBC or BOH?

First Community Bankshares has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Hawaii has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FCBC or BOH?

First Community Bankshares currently has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.25%. Bank of Hawaii has a consensus target price of $73.17, indicating a potential upside of 8.86%. Given Bank of Hawaii's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bank of Hawaii is more favorable than First Community Bankshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Community Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Bank of Hawaii	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FCBC or BOH?

35.0% of First Community Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Bank of Hawaii shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of First Community Bankshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Bank of Hawaii shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to FCBC or BOH?

In the previous week, Bank of Hawaii had 4 more articles in the media than First Community Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Bank of Hawaii and 2 mentions for First Community Bankshares. First Community Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Bank of Hawaii's score of 1.42 indicating that First Community Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Community Bankshares	1 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

Is FCBC or BOH more profitable?

First Community Bankshares has a net margin of 27.81% compared to Bank of Hawaii's net margin of 14.47%. Bank of Hawaii's return on equity of 11.81% beat First Community Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Community Bankshares	27.81%	10.35%	1.64%
Bank of Hawaii	14.47%	11.81%	0.65%

Is FCBC or BOH a better dividend stock?

First Community Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Bank of Hawaii pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. First Community Bankshares pays out 44.8% 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. First Community Bankshares has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Bank of Hawaii has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FCBC or BOH?

Bank of Hawaii received 8 more outperform votes than First Community Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.87% of users gave First Community Bankshares an outperform vote while only 47.59% of users gave Bank of Hawaii an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Community Bankshares	Outperform Votes 239 57.87%	Underperform Votes 174 42.13%
Bank of Hawaii	Outperform Votes 247 47.59%	Underperform Votes 272 52.41%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FCBC or BOH?

Bank of Hawaii has higher revenue and earnings than First Community Bankshares. First Community Bankshares 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
First Community Bankshares	$155.82M	4.51	$51.60M	$2.77	13.89
Bank of Hawaii	$645.90M	4.13	$149.99M	$3.56	18.88

Summary

Bank of Hawaii beats First Community Bankshares on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.