Bank of Hawaii (BOH) Competitors

First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) and Bank of Hawaii (NYSE:BOH) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FHN or BOH?

First Horizon received 259 more outperform votes than Bank of Hawaii when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.53% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 47.78% of users gave Bank of Hawaii an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 506 54.53%	Underperform Votes 422 45.47%
Bank of Hawaii	Outperform Votes 247 47.78%	Underperform Votes 270 52.22%

Does the media prefer FHN or BOH?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 4 more articles in the media than Bank of Hawaii. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Horizon and 5 mentions for Bank of Hawaii. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Bank of Hawaii's score of 1.08 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Horizon	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank of Hawaii	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, FHN or BOH?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Hawaii has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FHN or BOH?

80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Bank of Hawaii shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Bank of Hawaii shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FHN or BOH?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Hawaii. First Horizon 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Horizon	$3.10B	3.28	$775M	$1.36	14.54
Bank of Hawaii	$632.34M	4.39	$149.99M	$3.46	20.17

Do analysts rate FHN or BOH?

First Horizon presently has a consensus target price of $22.23, indicating a potential upside of 12.46%. Bank of Hawaii has a consensus target price of $73.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.58%. Given First Horizon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Horizon is more favorable than Bank of Hawaii.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Bank of Hawaii	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Is FHN or BOH more profitable?

First Horizon has a net margin of 15.38% compared to Bank of Hawaii's net margin of 14.47%. Bank of Hawaii's return on equity of 11.81% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%
Bank of Hawaii	14.47%	11.81%	0.65%

Is FHN or BOH a better dividend stock?

First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Bank of Hawaii pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. First Horizon pays out 44.1% 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.

Summary

First Horizon beats Bank of Hawaii on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.