Atlanticus (ATLC) Competitors

Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC) and First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is ATLC or FHB more profitable?

First Hawaiian has a net margin of 19.74% compared to Atlanticus' net margin of 8.39%. Atlanticus' return on equity of 25.14% beat First Hawaiian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlanticus	8.39%	25.14%	3.74%
First Hawaiian	19.74%	8.91%	0.96%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATLC or FHB?

First Hawaiian received 145 more outperform votes than Atlanticus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.90% of users gave Atlanticus an outperform vote while only 49.73% of users gave First Hawaiian an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atlanticus	Outperform Votes 135 64.90%	Underperform Votes 73 35.10%
First Hawaiian	Outperform Votes 280 49.73%	Underperform Votes 283 50.27%

Do analysts rate ATLC or FHB?

Atlanticus presently has a consensus target price of $61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.63%. First Hawaiian has a consensus target price of $28.29, suggesting a potential upside of 24.94%. Given First Hawaiian's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Hawaiian is more favorable than Atlanticus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlanticus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Hawaiian	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57

Does the media prefer ATLC or FHB?

In the previous week, First Hawaiian had 7 more articles in the media than Atlanticus. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for First Hawaiian and 3 mentions for Atlanticus. Atlanticus' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat First Hawaiian's score of 0.89 indicating that Atlanticus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atlanticus	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Hawaiian	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ATLC or FHB?

First Hawaiian has higher revenue and earnings than Atlanticus. Atlanticus 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
Atlanticus	$299.40M	2.64	$102.85M	$4.77	10.96
First Hawaiian	$774.71M	3.69	$230.13M	$1.79	12.65

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ATLC or FHB?

14.1% of Atlanticus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.8% of Atlanticus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ATLC or FHB?

Atlanticus has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Atlanticus beats First Hawaiian on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.