First Hawaiian, Inc. $FHB Shares Acquired by Entropy Technologies LP

Entropy Technologies LP raised its holdings in shares of First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) by 637.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 74,426 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 64,332 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP’s holdings in First Hawaiian were worth $1,834,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in First Hawaiian in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,281,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of First Hawaiian by 230.8% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,206,361 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $54,784,000 after purchasing an additional 1,539,415 shares during the period. UBS Group AG lifted its position in First Hawaiian by 176.0% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,128,002 shares of the bank’s stock worth $28,538,000 after acquiring an additional 719,312 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of First Hawaiian by 96.4% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,096,002 shares of the bank’s stock worth $27,729,000 after purchasing an additional 537,841 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in First Hawaiian by 35.5% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,853,300 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $46,888,000 after purchasing an additional 485,149 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.63% of the company’s stock.

First Hawaiian Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FHB opened at $28.11 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.22, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.72. First Hawaiian, Inc. has a one year low of $22.65 and a one year high of $30.58. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $28.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.85.

First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The bank reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $231.27 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $227.77 million. First Hawaiian had a net margin of 24.41% and a return on equity of 10.27%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.58 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that First Hawaiian, Inc. will post 2.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

First Hawaiian Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th. First Hawaiian’s payout ratio is 45.61%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FHB has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Stephens set a $28.00 target price on First Hawaiian in a report on Monday, April 27th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on First Hawaiian from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of First Hawaiian from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of First Hawaiian from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of First Hawaiian in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, First Hawaiian has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.25.

Key First Hawaiian News

Here are the key news stories impacting First Hawaiian this week:

• Positive Sentiment: First Hawaiian reported second-quarter 2026 EPS of $0.60, ahead of the $0.58 consensus estimate, with revenue of $231.27 million also topping expectations; management also described the quarter as strong and declared a dividend. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s earnings call transcript and analyst coverage suggest the quarter largely matched or slightly exceeded Wall Street’s key metrics, reinforcing that operating performance remains stable. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful short position change, so it does not appear to be driving the stock move. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: A class-action firm announced it is investigating First Hawaiian in connection with the merger, which may create a modest legal overhang for shares. Article Title

About First Hawaiian

First Hawaiian, Inc is the oldest and largest bank in Hawaii, operating as the bank holding company for First Hawaiian Bank. Established in 1858, the company offers a full suite of financial services to individual, business and institutional clients. Its product portfolio includes consumer and commercial lending, deposit accounts, treasury and cash management, foreign exchange and trade finance, as well as wealth management and trust services.

First Hawaiian serves customers through an extensive network of branches, ATMs and digital channels across the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa.