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First Hawaiian (FHB) Competitors

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FHB vs. ABCB, CATY, EWBC, FRME, HWC, SBCF, SSB, WSFS, BOH, and FNB

Should you be buying First Hawaiian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Hawaiian include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Merchants (FRME), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF), SouthState (SSB), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), and F.N.B. (FNB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

First Hawaiian vs. Its Competitors

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than First Hawaiian. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 3 mentions for First Hawaiian. First Hawaiian's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.52 indicating that First Hawaiian is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
First Hawaiian
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to First Hawaiian's net margin of 21.45%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat First Hawaiian's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
First Hawaiian 21.45%9.29%1.04%

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ameris Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Hawaiian. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Hawaiian, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.53$358.68M$5.6813.10
First Hawaiian$1.17B2.74$230.13M$1.9413.23

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. First Hawaiian pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Hawaiian pays out 53.6% 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.

Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 3.03%. First Hawaiian has a consensus target price of $27.07, indicating a potential upside of 5.48%. Given First Hawaiian's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Hawaiian is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
First Hawaiian
4 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.43

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats First Hawaiian on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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FHB vs. The Competition

MetricFirst HawaiianBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.20B$1.97B$12.60B$10.15B
Dividend Yield4.07%3.33%5.41%4.61%
P/E Ratio13.2217.58244.0625.99
Price / Sales2.742.8630.6091.46
Price / Cash12.1911.9622.1259.91
Price / Book1.251.342.316.30
Net Income$230.13M$198.60M$1.01B$270.75M
7 Day Performance-0.25%0.01%0.95%3.36%
1 Month Performance4.46%4.06%3.05%6.51%
1 Year Performance13.26%16.40%543.53%27.98%

First Hawaiian Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FHB
First Hawaiian
2.6422 of 5 stars
$25.67
-0.2%
$27.07
+5.5%
+13.3%$3.20B$1.17B13.222,000Positive News
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.6376 of 5 stars
$73.46
-0.8%
$72.14
-1.8%
+26.7%$5.08B$1.13B14.102,850Positive News
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.7395 of 5 stars
$49.85
+0.4%
$49.71
-0.3%
+19.2%$3.43B$1.39B12.041,266
EWBC
East West Bancorp
3.7933 of 5 stars
$109.61
+1.9%
$116.08
+5.9%
+39.6%$14.83B$4.53B12.803,100News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
FRME
First Merchants
4.9218 of 5 stars
$40.89
-0.3%
$48.25
+18.0%
+13.4%$2.37B$637.74M10.592,120News Coverage
Positive News
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.5768 of 5 stars
$62.90
+0.3%
$68.25
+8.5%
+30.9%$5.32B$2.06B11.583,476Positive News
SBCF
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
2.8297 of 5 stars
$31.08
-0.9%
$29.40
-5.4%
+18.2%$2.75B$555.30M19.071,504Positive News
SSB
SouthState
4.5697 of 5 stars
$102.17
-0.8%
$115.27
+12.8%
+11.1%$10.34B$2.12B14.685,030News Coverage
Positive News
WSFS
WSFS Financial
4.3859 of 5 stars
$58.15
-0.2%
$66.00
+13.5%
+12.9%$3.26B$1.40B12.752,309Positive News
BOH
Bank of Hawaii
4.7277 of 5 stars
$68.17
-0.2%
$75.00
+10.0%
+9.6%$2.72B$1.04B17.891,865Positive News
FNB
F.N.B.
4.6265 of 5 stars
$16.49
+0.0%
$18.64
+13.1%
+19.4%$5.92B$2.57B12.884,280

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This page (NASDAQ:FHB) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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