Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) Competitors

First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) and Amerant Bancorp (NYSE:AMTB) are both banking companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

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

97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of Amerant Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Amerant Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, FHB or AMTB?

First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amerant Bancorp has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FHB or AMTB a better dividend stock?

First Hawaiian pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Amerant Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. First Hawaiian pays out 53.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amerant Bancorp pays out -180.0% 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.

Is FHB or AMTB more profitable?

First Hawaiian has a net margin of 21.45% compared to Amerant Bancorp's net margin of 0.60%. First Hawaiian's return on equity of 9.29% beat Amerant Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Hawaiian	21.45%	9.29%	1.04%
Amerant Bancorp	0.60%	7.12%	0.63%

Do analysts prefer FHB or AMTB?

First Hawaiian currently has a consensus target price of $27.06, suggesting a potential upside of 9.97%. Given First Hawaiian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe First Hawaiian is more favorable than Amerant Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Hawaiian	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.70
Amerant Bancorp	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Does the media refer more to FHB or AMTB?

In the previous week, First Hawaiian had 5 more articles in the media than Amerant Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Hawaiian and 4 mentions for Amerant Bancorp. Amerant Bancorp's average media sentiment score of -0.14 beat First Hawaiian's score of -0.43 indicating that Amerant Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Hawaiian	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Amerant Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, FHB or AMTB?

First Hawaiian has higher revenue and earnings than Amerant Bancorp. Amerant 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Hawaiian	$1.17B	2.63	$230.13M	$1.94	12.69
Amerant Bancorp	$330.31M	2.35	-$15.75M	-$0.20	-92.85

Summary

First Hawaiian beats Amerant Bancorp on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.