Bank of Hawaii (BOH) Competitors

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

Is BOH or FHN more profitable?

Bank of Hawaii has a net margin of 14.54% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 14.03%. Bank of Hawaii's return on equity of 12.25% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of Hawaii	14.54%	12.25%	0.64%
First Horizon	14.03%	8.84%	0.92%

Which has more risk & volatility, BOH or FHN?

Bank of Hawaii has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BOH or FHN?

Bank of Hawaii presently has a consensus target price of $58.50, suggesting a potential downside of 15.38%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $17.31, suggesting a potential upside of 1.01%. Given First Horizon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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
Bank of Hawaii	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BOH or FHN?

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
Bank of Hawaii	$986.98M	2.78	$171.20M	$3.88	17.82
First Horizon	$3.12B	3.01	$897M	$1.43	11.98

Is BOH or FHN a better dividend stock?

Bank of Hawaii pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Bank of Hawaii pays out 72.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Horizon pays out 42.0% 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.

Does the media refer more to BOH or FHN?

In the previous week, Bank of Hawaii had 17 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Bank of Hawaii and 22 mentions for First Horizon. Bank of Hawaii's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat First Horizon's score of 0.34 indicating that Bank of Hawaii is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of Hawaii	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Horizon	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BOH or FHN?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BOH or FHN?

First Horizon received 246 more outperform votes than Bank of Hawaii when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.42% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 48.71% of users gave Bank of Hawaii an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank of Hawaii	Outperform Votes 246 48.71%	Underperform Votes 259 51.29%
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 492 54.42%	Underperform Votes 412 45.58%

Summary

Bank of Hawaii and First Horizon tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.