Bank of Hawaii (BOH) Competitors

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

Is BOH or FHN 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
Bank of Hawaii	14.47%	11.81%	0.65%
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%

Which has more volatility and risk, BOH or FHN?

Bank of Hawaii has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BOH or FHN?

82.2% of Bank of Hawaii shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Bank of Hawaii shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BOH or FHN?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 18 more articles in the media than Bank of Hawaii. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for First Horizon and 8 mentions for Bank of Hawaii. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Bank of Hawaii's score of 0.53 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of Hawaii	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BOH or FHN?

Bank of Hawaii currently has a consensus target price of $72.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.68%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $22.30, indicating a potential upside of 26.90%. Given First Horizon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Horizon is more favorable than Bank of Hawaii.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank of Hawaii	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has better earnings & valuation, BOH or FHN?

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
Bank of Hawaii	$632.34M	3.99	$149.99M	$3.46	18.31
First Horizon	$3.10B	2.92	$775M	$1.36	12.92

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BOH or FHN?

First Horizon received 263 more outperform votes than Bank of Hawaii when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.55% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 47.68% of users gave Bank of Hawaii an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank of Hawaii	Outperform Votes 247 47.68%	Underperform Votes 271 52.32%
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 510 54.55%	Underperform Votes 425 45.45%

Is BOH or FHN a better dividend stock?

Bank of Hawaii pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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. First Horizon pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

First Horizon beats Bank of Hawaii on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.