Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Bank of Hawaii
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Bank of Hawaii's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Bank of Hawaii facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | Honolulu (1897) |
| Market Cap | $2.2 billion |
| Industry | Regional banks |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $601.77 million |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Peter Ho CFO Kent Lucien |
| Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 19.1% |
| Dividend Yield | 4% |
Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 268 members who have rated Bank of Hawaii believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include jweingartner and FoolishMikee.
Earlier this month , jweingartner listed several of Bank of Hawaii's positives: "Excellent franchise, leader in its market, quality management, clean balance sheeet."
Bank of Hawaii even boasts a robust three-year average profit margin of 28.2%. That's much higher than banking behemoths Bank of America
CAPS member FoolishMikee elaborates on the bull case:
In a nutshell: Deposits have increased and continue to do so, and non-performing assets have decreased since 1Q10, and shareholder equity has been reduced with the buyback program, purchasing 442.5 thousand shares of common stock at a total cost of $20.8 million. ...
BOH is another name to add to a short list of banks which I like. With the banking sector not receiving much love and going through a rough patch, Bank of Hawaii is of the few you can trust.
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