Atlanticus (ATLC) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, ATLC or FHB?

First Hawaiian has lower revenue, but higher 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	$1.31B	0.62	$111.30M	$5.17	10.41
First Hawaiian	$780.50M	4.03	$230.13M	$1.84	13.61

Is ATLC or FHB more profitable?

First Hawaiian has a net margin of 20.36% compared to Atlanticus' net margin of 8.54%. Atlanticus' return on equity of 24.51% beat First Hawaiian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlanticus	8.54%	24.51%	3.76%
First Hawaiian	20.36%	8.99%	0.99%

Does the media refer more to ATLC or FHB?

In the previous week, First Hawaiian had 3 more articles in the media than Atlanticus. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Hawaiian and 3 mentions for Atlanticus. Atlanticus' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat First Hawaiian's score of 0.73 indicating that Atlanticus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts recommend ATLC or FHB?

Atlanticus presently has a consensus target price of $62.60, suggesting a potential upside of 16.34%. First Hawaiian has a consensus target price of $27.64, suggesting a potential upside of 10.35%. Given Atlanticus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Atlanticus is more favorable than First Hawaiian.

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	4 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.43

Which has more risk and volatility, ATLC or FHB?

Atlanticus has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

14.2% of Atlanticus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are held by institutional investors. 51.8% of Atlanticus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of First Hawaiian shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Atlanticus beats First Hawaiian on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.