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Bank of Hawaii (BOH) Competitors

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$64.97 +0.36 (+0.55%)
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BOH vs. ABCB, BANR, CVBF, FFBC, FHB, SBCF, UBSI, WSFS, ZION, and BKU

Should you be buying Bank of Hawaii stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of Hawaii include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), CVB Financial (CVBF), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Hawaiian (FHB), Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF), United Bankshares (UBSI), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (ZION), and BankUnited (BKU). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Bank of Hawaii vs. Its Competitors

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Bank of Hawaii (NYSE:BOH) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Bank of Hawaii. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 2 mentions for Bank of Hawaii. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Bank of Hawaii's score of 0.67 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Bank of Hawaii
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Bank of Hawaii's net margin of 16.30%. Bank of Hawaii's return on equity of 12.67% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
Bank of Hawaii 16.30%12.67%0.72%

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Bank of Hawaii pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Hawaii pays out 73.5% 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. Bank of Hawaii has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Bank of Hawaii is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.37%. Bank of Hawaii has a consensus price target of $75.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.45%. Given Bank of Hawaii's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bank of Hawaii is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
Bank of Hawaii
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Bank of Hawaii shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Hawaii has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Hawaii. Ameris Bancorp 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.50$358.68M$5.6813.01
Bank of Hawaii$1.04B2.49$149.99M$3.8117.05

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Bank of Hawaii on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BOH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BOH vs. The Competition

MetricBank of HawaiiBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.58B$1.93B$12.65B$21.78B
Dividend Yield4.31%3.43%5.49%3.55%
P/E Ratio17.0518.0940.3729.82
Price / Sales2.492.8529.9766.04
Price / Cash13.1811.6819.7418.31
Price / Book1.951.312.284.65
Net Income$149.99M$198.60M$1.01B$1.00B
7 Day Performance-0.84%-0.53%0.25%1.20%
1 Month Performance-4.91%-1.27%0.74%3.32%
1 Year Performance2.15%13.59%540.88%13.11%

Bank of Hawaii Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BOH
Bank of Hawaii
4.8095 of 5 stars
$64.97
+0.6%
$75.00
+15.4%
+2.1%$2.58B$1.04B17.051,865
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.2809 of 5 stars
$74.23
-0.8%
$72.14
-2.8%
+19.7%$5.09B$1.13B14.252,850
BANR
Banner
3.5086 of 5 stars
$65.82
+1.0%
$70.17
+6.6%
+8.0%$2.25B$832.99M12.541,956Positive News
CVBF
CVB Financial
3.973 of 5 stars
$19.07
-1.7%
$23.25
+21.9%
+5.2%$2.67B$477.10M13.151,089
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.717 of 5 stars
$25.47
-1.4%
$29.40
+15.4%
+7.3%$2.47B$1.62B10.192,090Analyst Forecast
FHB
First Hawaiian
3.2742 of 5 stars
$24.92
-1.0%
$27.06
+8.6%
+7.5%$3.14B$1.17B12.852,000
SBCF
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
3.0647 of 5 stars
$30.50
-0.3%
$29.40
-3.6%
+18.2%$2.69B$555.30M18.711,504News Coverage
Positive News
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.7471 of 5 stars
$37.24
-0.3%
$40.50
+8.8%
+2.9%$5.29B$1.63B13.162,553Positive News
WSFS
WSFS Financial
4.5587 of 5 stars
$54.28
-1.5%
$66.25
+22.1%
+9.7%$3.08B$1.05B11.902,309
ZION
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
4.2615 of 5 stars
$57.00
-0.9%
$61.30
+7.5%
+19.0%$8.49B$4.99B10.429,406
BKU
BankUnited
4.1458 of 5 stars
$38.15
-1.2%
$41.91
+9.9%
+7.2%$2.90B$2.02B11.191,680

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This page (NYSE:BOH) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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