BOH vs. WBS, WAL, PNFP, CFR, WTFC, CBSH, ZION, SNV, SSB, and ONB
Should you be buying Bank of Hawaii stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of Hawaii include Webster Financial (WBS), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), Synovus Financial (SNV), SouthState (SSB), and Old National Bancorp (ONB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Bank of Hawaii vs.
Webster Financial (NYSE:WBS) and Bank of Hawaii (NYSE:BOH) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.
Webster Financial received 288 more outperform votes than Bank of Hawaii when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.73% of users gave Webster Financial an outperform vote while only 47.78% of users gave Bank of Hawaii an outperform vote.
Webster Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Hawaii. Webster Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of Hawaii, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Webster Financial currently has a consensus price target of $62.08, indicating a potential upside of 8.73%. Bank of Hawaii has a consensus price target of $73.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.07%. Given Webster Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Webster Financial is more favorable than Bank of Hawaii.
Webster Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Bank of Hawaii pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Webster Financial pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Hawaii pays out 80.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
In the previous week, Bank of Hawaii had 5 more articles in the media than Webster Financial. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Bank of Hawaii and 6 mentions for Webster Financial. Webster Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Bank of Hawaii's score of 0.82 indicating that Webster Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Webster Financial has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Hawaii has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Webster Financial has a net margin of 18.39% compared to Bank of Hawaii's net margin of 14.47%. Bank of Hawaii's return on equity of 11.81% beat Webster Financial's return on equity.
85.6% of Webster Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Bank of Hawaii shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Webster Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Bank of Hawaii shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Webster Financial beats Bank of Hawaii on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BOH) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
