Bank of Hawaii (BOH) Competitors

First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) and Bank of Hawaii (NYSE:BOH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FHN or BOH?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Hawaii. First Horizon 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
First Horizon	$3.09B	3.30	$775M	$1.44	13.95
Bank of Hawaii	$645.90M	4.27	$149.99M	$3.56	19.51

Does the media favor FHN or BOH?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 9 more articles in the media than Bank of Hawaii. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for First Horizon and 14 mentions for Bank of Hawaii. Bank of Hawaii's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat First Horizon's score of 1.31 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
First Horizon	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of Hawaii	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FHN or BOH?

80.3% of First Horizon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Bank of Hawaii shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Bank of Hawaii shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FHN or BOH a better dividend stock?

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Bank of Hawaii pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. First Horizon pays out 41.7% 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. 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.

Do analysts rate FHN or BOH?

First Horizon presently has a consensus price target of $21.97, suggesting a potential upside of 9.35%. Bank of Hawaii has a consensus price target of $73.17, suggesting a potential upside of 5.32%. Given First Horizon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Horizon is more favorable than Bank of Hawaii.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Bank of Hawaii	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FHN or BOH?

First Horizon received 266 more outperform votes than Bank of Hawaii when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.46% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 47.59% of users gave Bank of Hawaii an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 513 54.46%	Underperform Votes 429 45.54%
Bank of Hawaii	Outperform Votes 247 47.59%	Underperform Votes 272 52.41%

Which has more volatility and risk, FHN or BOH?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Hawaii has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FHN or BOH more profitable?

First Horizon has a net margin of 15.38% compared to Bank of Hawaii's net margin of 14.47%. Bank of Hawaii's return on equity of 11.81% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%
Bank of Hawaii	14.47%	11.81%	0.65%

Summary

First Horizon beats Bank of Hawaii on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.