Mercantile Bank (MBWM) Competitors

Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) and Bank of Hawaii (NYSE:BOH) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Is MBWM or BOH a better dividend stock?

Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Bank of Hawaii pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Mercantile Bank pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Hawaii pays out 78.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mercantile Bank has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MBWM or BOH?

Bank of Hawaii has higher revenue and earnings than Mercantile Bank. Mercantile Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of Hawaii, 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
Mercantile Bank	$230.50M	2.99	$79.59M	$4.82	8.80
Bank of Hawaii	$647.64M	4.09	$149.99M	$3.56	18.70

Is MBWM or BOH more profitable?

Mercantile Bank has a net margin of 21.99% compared to Bank of Hawaii's net margin of 14.47%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 14.29% beat Bank of Hawaii's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercantile Bank	21.99%	14.29%	1.41%
Bank of Hawaii	14.47%	11.81%	0.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MBWM or BOH?

Mercantile Bank received 66 more outperform votes than Bank of Hawaii when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.95% of users gave Mercantile Bank an outperform vote while only 47.59% of users gave Bank of Hawaii an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mercantile Bank	Outperform Votes 313 58.95%	Underperform Votes 218 41.05%
Bank of Hawaii	Outperform Votes 247 47.59%	Underperform Votes 272 52.41%

Which has more risk & volatility, MBWM or BOH?

Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Hawaii has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MBWM or BOH?

In the previous week, Bank of Hawaii had 4 more articles in the media than Mercantile Bank. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Bank of Hawaii and 7 mentions for Mercantile Bank. Bank of Hawaii's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Mercantile Bank's score of 0.79 indicating that Bank of Hawaii is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mercantile Bank	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of Hawaii	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MBWM or BOH?

58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Bank of Hawaii shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Bank of Hawaii shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend MBWM or BOH?

Mercantile Bank currently has a consensus price target of $52.83, indicating a potential upside of 24.53%. Bank of Hawaii has a consensus price target of $73.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.93%. Given Mercantile Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Mercantile Bank is more favorable than Bank of Hawaii.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mercantile Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Bank of Hawaii	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Summary

Mercantile Bank beats Bank of Hawaii on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.