First Hawaiian (FHB) Competitors

First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) and First Interstate BancSystem (NASDAQ:FIBK) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has better valuation and earnings, FHB or FIBK?

First Interstate BancSystem has higher revenue and earnings than First Hawaiian. First Interstate BancSystem 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
First Hawaiian	$1.12B	2.97	$234.98M	$1.74	15.00
First Interstate BancSystem	$1.43B	2.37	$257.50M	$2.51	12.89

Is FHB or FIBK a better dividend stock?

First Hawaiian pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. First Interstate BancSystem pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. First Hawaiian pays out 59.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Interstate BancSystem pays out 74.9% 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 favor FHB or FIBK?

In the previous week, First Hawaiian and First Hawaiian both had 12 articles in the media. First Interstate BancSystem's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat First Hawaiian's score of 0.47 indicating that First Interstate BancSystem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FHB or FIBK?

97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate FHB or FIBK?

First Hawaiian currently has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential downside of 17.62%. First Interstate BancSystem has a consensus price target of $30.40, suggesting a potential downside of 6.03%. Given First Interstate BancSystem's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Interstate BancSystem is more favorable than First Hawaiian.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Hawaiian	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
First Interstate BancSystem	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FHB or FIBK?

First Hawaiian received 13 more outperform votes than First Interstate BancSystem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.95% of users gave First Hawaiian an outperform vote while only 51.05% of users gave First Interstate BancSystem an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Hawaiian	Outperform Votes 280 51.95%	Underperform Votes 259 48.05%
First Interstate BancSystem	Outperform Votes 267 51.05%	Underperform Votes 256 48.95%

Which has more volatility and risk, FHB or FIBK?

First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Interstate BancSystem has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FHB or FIBK more profitable?

First Hawaiian has a net margin of 19.20% compared to First Interstate BancSystem's net margin of 17.76%. First Hawaiian's return on equity of 9.16% beat First Interstate BancSystem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Hawaiian	19.20%	9.16%	0.90%
First Interstate BancSystem	17.76%	8.51%	0.88%

Summary

First Hawaiian beats First Interstate BancSystem on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.