First Hawaiian (FHB) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FHB or ALLY?

97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Ally Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of First Hawaiian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ally Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor FHB or ALLY?

In the previous week, Ally Financial had 4 more articles in the media than First Hawaiian. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ally Financial and 5 mentions for First Hawaiian. First Hawaiian's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Ally Financial's score of 0.95 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ally Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, FHB or ALLY?

First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ally Financial has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FHB or ALLY?

First Hawaiian presently has a consensus target price of $26.71, indicating a potential upside of 0.92%. Ally Financial has a consensus target price of $42.07, indicating a potential upside of 14.79%. Given Ally Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ally Financial is more favorable than First Hawaiian.

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
Ally Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Is FHB or ALLY more profitable?

First Hawaiian has a net margin of 18.83% compared to Ally Financial's net margin of 10.84%. First Hawaiian's return on equity of 8.83% beat Ally Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Hawaiian	18.83%	8.83%	0.93%
Ally Financial	10.84%	8.39%	0.51%

Is FHB or ALLY a better dividend stock?

First Hawaiian pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ally Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Hawaiian pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ally Financial pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FHB or ALLY?

Ally Financial received 485 more outperform votes than First Hawaiian when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.23% of users gave Ally Financial an outperform vote while only 50.54% of users gave First Hawaiian an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Hawaiian	Outperform Votes 280 50.54%	Underperform Votes 274 49.46%
Ally Financial	Outperform Votes 765 64.23%	Underperform Votes 426 35.77%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FHB or ALLY?

Ally Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First Hawaiian. Ally Financial 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	$797.14M	4.25	$234.98M	$1.75	15.13
Ally Financial	$8.95B	1.25	$1.02B	$2.50	14.66

Summary

Ally Financial beats First Hawaiian on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.