Herc (HRI) Competitors

Herc (NYSE:HRI) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HRI or EWBC?

East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Herc. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herc, 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
Herc	$3.57B	1.12	$211M	$0.86	139.93
East West Bancorp	$4.53B	3.28	$1.17B	$8.56	12.60

Does the media favor HRI or EWBC?

In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Herc. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for East West Bancorp and 6 mentions for Herc. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Herc's score of 1.06 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Herc	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
East West Bancorp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HRI or EWBC?

93.1% of Herc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Herc shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, HRI or EWBC?

Herc has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HRI or EWBC a better dividend stock?

Herc pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Herc pays out 325.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Herc has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and East West Bancorp has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer HRI or EWBC?

Herc currently has a consensus target price of $144.60, indicating a potential upside of 20.16%. East West Bancorp has a consensus target price of $118.13, indicating a potential upside of 9.52%. Given Herc's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Herc is more favorable than East West Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Herc	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
East West Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Is HRI or EWBC more profitable?

East West Bancorp has a net margin of 26.06% compared to Herc's net margin of 0.61%. Herc's return on equity of 20.77% beat East West Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Herc	0.61%	20.77%	3.38%
East West Bancorp	26.06%	15.09%	1.56%

Summary

East West Bancorp beats Herc on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.