First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate FIBK or FHB?

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

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FIBK or FHB?

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 Interstate BancSystem	$1.43B	2.37	$257.50M	$2.51	12.89
First Hawaiian	$1.12B	2.97	$234.98M	$1.74	15.00

Does the media prefer FIBK or FHB?

In the previous week, First Interstate BancSystem had 1 more articles in the media than First Hawaiian. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for First Interstate BancSystem and 12 mentions for First Hawaiian. First Interstate BancSystem's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat First Hawaiian's score of 0.32 indicating that First Interstate BancSystem is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is FIBK or FHB 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 Interstate BancSystem	17.76%	8.51%	0.88%
First Hawaiian	19.20%	9.16%	0.90%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FIBK or FHB?

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

Which has more risk & volatility, FIBK or FHB?

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

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

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

Is FIBK or FHB a better dividend stock?

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

Summary

First Interstate BancSystem and First Hawaiian tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.