First Hawaiian (FHB) Competitors

Banco de Chile (NYSE:BCH) and First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media prefer BCH or FHB?

In the previous week, First Hawaiian had 5 more articles in the media than Banco de Chile. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Hawaiian and 1 mentions for Banco de Chile. First Hawaiian's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Banco de Chile's score of 0.53 indicating that First Hawaiian is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Banco de Chile	Positive
First Hawaiian	Positive

Is BCH or FHB more profitable?

Banco de Chile has a net margin of 29.47% compared to First Hawaiian's net margin of 19.74%. Banco de Chile's return on equity of 21.37% beat First Hawaiian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco de Chile	29.47%	21.37%	2.16%
First Hawaiian	19.74%	8.91%	0.96%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BCH or FHB?

Banco de Chile has higher revenue and earnings than First Hawaiian. Banco de Chile 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
Banco de Chile	$3.04T	0.00	$1.33B	$2.51	11.04
First Hawaiian	$774.71M	4.02	$230.13M	$1.79	13.78

Is BCH or FHB a better dividend stock?

Banco de Chile pays an annual dividend of $1.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. First Hawaiian pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Banco de Chile pays out 53.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Hawaiian pays out 58.1% 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. Banco de Chile is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate BCH or FHB?

Banco de Chile presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 17.03%. First Hawaiian has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.60%. Given First Hawaiian's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Hawaiian is more favorable than Banco de Chile.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco de Chile	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First Hawaiian	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57

Which has more risk and volatility, BCH or FHB?

Banco de Chile has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BCH or FHB?

1.2% of Banco de Chile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Banco de Chile shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BCH or FHB?

First Hawaiian received 8 more outperform votes than Banco de Chile when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.38% of users gave Banco de Chile an outperform vote while only 49.91% of users gave First Hawaiian an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco de Chile	Outperform Votes 272 57.38%	Underperform Votes 202 42.62%
First Hawaiian	Outperform Votes 280 49.91%	Underperform Votes 281 50.09%

Summary

Banco de Chile beats First Hawaiian on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.