First Hawaiian (FHB) Competitors

First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) and First Interstate BancSystem (NASDAQ:FIBK) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Is FHB or FIBK a better dividend stock?

First Hawaiian pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. First Interstate BancSystem pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. First Hawaiian pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Interstate BancSystem pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Interstate BancSystem has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. First Interstate BancSystem is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FHB or FIBK?

First Hawaiian received 8 more outperform votes than First Interstate BancSystem when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.09% of users gave First Hawaiian an outperform vote while only 50.28% of users gave First Interstate BancSystem an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Hawaiian	Outperform Votes 280 51.09%	Underperform Votes 268 48.91%
First Interstate BancSystem	Outperform Votes 272 50.28%	Underperform Votes 269 49.72%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FHB or FIBK?

First Interstate BancSystem has higher revenue and earnings than First Hawaiian. First Interstate BancSystem 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	$1.12B	3.09	$234.98M	$1.75	15.54
First Interstate BancSystem	$1.43B	2.43	$257.50M	$2.28	14.54

Is FHB or FIBK more profitable?

First Hawaiian has a net margin of 18.83% compared to First Interstate BancSystem's net margin of 15.94%. First Hawaiian's return on equity of 8.83% beat First Interstate BancSystem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Hawaiian	18.83%	8.83%	0.93%
First Interstate BancSystem	15.94%	7.48%	0.81%

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

97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of First Hawaiian shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor FHB or FIBK?

In the previous week, First Interstate BancSystem had 6 more articles in the media than First Hawaiian. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for First Interstate BancSystem and 4 mentions for First Hawaiian. First Hawaiian's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat First Interstate BancSystem's score of 0.42 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Interstate BancSystem	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, FHB or FIBK?

First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Interstate BancSystem has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FHB or FIBK?

First Hawaiian currently has a consensus target price of $24.33, indicating a potential downside of 10.54%. First Interstate BancSystem has a consensus target price of $32.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.93%. Given First Interstate BancSystem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Interstate BancSystem is more favorable than First Hawaiian.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Hawaiian	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
First Interstate BancSystem	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

First Hawaiian beats First Interstate BancSystem on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.