Bank of Hawaii (BOH) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FHN or BOH?

80.3% of First Horizon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Bank of Hawaii shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Bank of Hawaii 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.

Do analysts rate FHN or BOH?

First Horizon currently has a consensus price target of $16.36, suggesting a potential upside of 3.17%. Bank of Hawaii has a consensus price target of $52.20, suggesting a potential downside of 9.59%. Given Bank of Hawaii's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Bank of Hawaii	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40

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 3.8%. Bank of Hawaii pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. First Horizon pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Hawaii pays out 72.2% 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.

Is FHN or BOH more profitable?

First Horizon has a net margin of 16.07% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.91%. First Horizon's return on equity of 13.25% beat Bank of Hawaii's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Horizon	16.07%	8.96%	0.92%
Bank of Hawaii	15.91%	13.25%	0.67%

Does the media favor FHN or BOH?

In the previous week, Bank of Hawaii had 2 more articles in the media than First Horizon. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bank of Hawaii and 2 mentions for First Horizon. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Bank of Hawaii's score of 0.19 indicating that Bank of Hawaii is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, FHN or BOH?

First Horizon has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Hawaii has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FHN or BOH?

First Horizon received 240 more outperform votes than Bank of Hawaii when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.48% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote while only 49.00% of users gave Bank of Hawaii an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 486 54.48%	Underperform Votes 406 45.52%
Bank of Hawaii	Outperform Votes 246 49.00%	Underperform Votes 256 51.00%

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	$3.12B	2.78	$897M	$1.43	11.09
Bank of Hawaii	$986.98M	2.32	$171.20M	$3.88	14.88

Summary

First Horizon beats Bank of Hawaii on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.