Atlanticus (ATLC) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FHB or ATLC?

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
First Hawaiian	$774.71M	3.96	$230.13M	$1.79	13.57
Atlanticus	$299.40M	2.61	$102.85M	$4.77	10.86

Which has more volatility & risk, FHB or ATLC?

First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlanticus has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FHB or ATLC?

In the previous week, Atlanticus had 3 more articles in the media than First Hawaiian. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Atlanticus and 2 mentions for First Hawaiian. First Hawaiian's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Atlanticus' score of 0.97 indicating that First Hawaiian is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FHB or ATLC?

97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Atlanticus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Atlanticus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate FHB or ATLC?

First Hawaiian currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.39%. Atlanticus has a consensus target price of $61.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.81%. Given First Hawaiian's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Hawaiian is more favorable than Atlanticus.

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

Is FHB or ATLC 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
First Hawaiian	19.74%	8.91%	0.96%
Atlanticus	8.39%	25.14%	3.74%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FHB or ATLC?

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 49.91% of users gave First Hawaiian an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Hawaiian	Outperform Votes 280 49.91%	Underperform Votes 281 50.09%
Atlanticus	Outperform Votes 135 64.90%	Underperform Votes 73 35.10%

Summary

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