First Hawaiian (FHB) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FHB or BCH?

First Hawaiian received 8 more outperform votes than Banco de Chile when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.51% of users gave Banco de Chile 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%
Banco de Chile	Outperform Votes 272 57.51%	Underperform Votes 201 42.49%

Do analysts prefer FHB or BCH?

First Hawaiian currently has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.52%. Banco de Chile has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.61%. Given First Hawaiian's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Hawaiian is more favorable than Banco de Chile.

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
Banco de Chile	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FHB or BCH?

97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Banco de Chile shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of First Hawaiian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Banco de Chile shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FHB or BCH?

Banco de Chile has higher revenue and earnings than First Hawaiian. Banco de Chile 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	$1.17B	2.90	$230.13M	$1.79	14.79
Banco de Chile	$4.21B	3.16	$1.33B	$2.51	10.49

Is FHB or BCH more profitable?

Banco de Chile has a net margin of 29.47% compared to First Hawaiian's net margin of 19.74%. Banco de Chile's return on equity of 21.37% beat First Hawaiian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Hawaiian	19.74%	8.91%	0.96%
Banco de Chile	29.47%	21.37%	2.16%

Is FHB or BCH a better dividend stock?

First Hawaiian pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Banco de Chile pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. First Hawaiian pays out 58.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco de Chile pays out 49.4% 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. Banco de Chile is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor FHB or BCH?

In the previous week, Banco de Chile had 3 more articles in the media than First Hawaiian. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Banco de Chile and 3 mentions for First Hawaiian. First Hawaiian's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Banco de Chile's score of 1.21 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Banco de Chile	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 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 BCH?

First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco de Chile has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Banco de Chile beats First Hawaiian on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.