Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EQBK or FHB?

First Hawaiian has higher revenue and earnings than Equity Bancshares. Equity Bancshares 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
Equity Bancshares	$228.94M	3.39	$62.62M	$4.03	10.01
First Hawaiian	$793.74M	3.86	$230.13M	$1.94	12.69

Does the media refer more to EQBK or FHB?

In the previous week, First Hawaiian had 8 more articles in the media than Equity Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Hawaiian and 0 mentions for Equity Bancshares. Equity Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat First Hawaiian's score of -0.43 indicating that Equity Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equity Bancshares	Neutral
First Hawaiian	Neutral

Do analysts rate EQBK or FHB?

First Hawaiian has a consensus price target of $27.06, suggesting a potential upside of 9.97%. Given First Hawaiian's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Hawaiian is more favorable than Equity Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equity Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
First Hawaiian	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.70

Is EQBK or FHB a better dividend stock?

Equity Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. First Hawaiian pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Equity Bancshares pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Hawaiian pays out 53.6% 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 EQBK or FHB more profitable?

First Hawaiian has a net margin of 21.45% compared to Equity Bancshares' net margin of 19.99%. Equity Bancshares' return on equity of 12.17% beat First Hawaiian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equity Bancshares	19.99%	12.17%	1.33%
First Hawaiian	21.45%	9.29%	1.04%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EQBK or FHB?

71.8% of Equity Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Equity Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of First Hawaiian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, EQBK or FHB?

Equity Bancshares has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Hawaiian beats Equity Bancshares on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.