First Hawaiian (FHB) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FHB or SOFI?

First Hawaiian received 223 more outperform votes than SoFi Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.73% of users gave First Hawaiian an outperform vote while only 37.75% of users gave SoFi Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Hawaiian	Outperform Votes 280 49.73%	Underperform Votes 283 50.27%
SoFi Technologies	Outperform Votes 57 37.75%	Underperform Votes 94 62.25%

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

97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of SoFi Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Hawaiian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of SoFi Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FHB or SOFI more profitable?

First Hawaiian has a net margin of 19.74% compared to SoFi Technologies' net margin of 18.64%. First Hawaiian's return on equity of 8.91% beat SoFi Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Hawaiian	19.74%	8.91%	0.96%
SoFi Technologies	18.64%	3.82%	0.69%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FHB or SOFI?

SoFi Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than First Hawaiian. First Hawaiian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SoFi Technologies, 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	3.61	$230.13M	$1.79	12.37
SoFi Technologies	$2.61B	4.59	$498.67M	$0.37	29.57

Which has more risk and volatility, FHB or SOFI?

First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SoFi Technologies has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FHB or SOFI?

In the previous week, SoFi Technologies had 19 more articles in the media than First Hawaiian. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for SoFi Technologies and 15 mentions for First Hawaiian. SoFi Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat First Hawaiian's score of 0.58 indicating that SoFi Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Hawaiian	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SoFi Technologies	14 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate FHB or SOFI?

First Hawaiian currently has a consensus price target of $28.29, indicating a potential upside of 27.70%. SoFi Technologies has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.26%. Given First Hawaiian's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Hawaiian is more favorable than SoFi Technologies.

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
SoFi Technologies	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19

Summary

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