First Hawaiian (FHB) Competitors

Woori Bank (NYSE:WF) and First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, WF or FHB?

Woori Bank has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend WF or FHB?

First Hawaiian has a consensus target price of $27.36, indicating a potential upside of 3.49%. Given First Hawaiian's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Hawaiian is more favorable than Woori Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woori Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
First Hawaiian	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WF or FHB?

3.4% of Woori Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WF or FHB a better dividend stock?

Woori Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Hawaiian pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Woori Bank pays out 17.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Hawaiian pays out 56.5% 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.

Does the media prefer WF or FHB?

In the previous week, First Hawaiian had 2 more articles in the media than Woori Bank. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Hawaiian and 2 mentions for Woori Bank. Woori Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat First Hawaiian's score of 0.43 indicating that Woori Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Woori Bank	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Hawaiian	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, WF or FHB?

Woori Bank has higher revenue and earnings than First Hawaiian. Woori Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Hawaiian, 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
Woori Bank	$12.73T	0.00	$2.09B	$7.84	6.46
First Hawaiian	$1.17B	2.85	$230.13M	$1.84	14.37

Is WF or FHB more profitable?

First Hawaiian has a net margin of 20.36% compared to Woori Bank's net margin of 11.56%. First Hawaiian's return on equity of 8.99% beat Woori Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woori Bank	11.56%	8.27%	0.56%
First Hawaiian	20.36%	8.99%	0.99%

Summary

First Hawaiian beats Woori Bank on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.