Atlanticus (ATLC) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of First Hawaiian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATLC or FHB?

First Hawaiian received 145 more outperform votes than Atlanticus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.22% of users gave Atlanticus an outperform vote while only 50.45% of users gave First Hawaiian an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atlanticus	Outperform Votes 135 65.22%	Underperform Votes 72 34.78%
First Hawaiian	Outperform Votes 280 50.45%	Underperform Votes 275 49.55%

Which has more risk & volatility, ATLC or FHB?

Atlanticus has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ATLC or FHB more profitable?

First Hawaiian has a net margin of 18.83% 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	18.83%	8.83%	0.93%

Does the media prefer ATLC or FHB?

In the previous week, First Hawaiian had 3 more articles in the media than Atlanticus. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Hawaiian and 1 mentions for Atlanticus. Atlanticus' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat First Hawaiian's score of 0.80 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Hawaiian	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ATLC or FHB?

Atlanticus currently has a consensus price target of $57.20, suggesting a potential downside of 2.41%. First Hawaiian has a consensus price target of $26.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.94%. 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

Which has preferable 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	$1.16B	0.75	$102.85M	$4.45	13.17
First Hawaiian	$797.14M	4.19	$234.98M	$1.75	14.91

Summary

Atlanticus beats First Hawaiian on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.