First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) Raised to Hold at Wall Street Zen

First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) was upgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

FHB has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of First Hawaiian in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of First Hawaiian from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of First Hawaiian from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of First Hawaiian from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of First Hawaiian from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $29.25.

First Hawaiian Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of FHB stock opened at $28.11 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.72. The business’s 50 day moving average is $28.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $26.85. First Hawaiian has a 12-month low of $22.65 and a 12-month high of $30.58.

First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 24th. The bank reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $231.27 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $227.77 million. First Hawaiian had a return on equity of 10.39% and a net margin of 24.44%.During the same period last year, the company earned $0.58 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that First Hawaiian will post 2.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Oak Thistle LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Hawaiian in the fourth quarter worth about $1,243,000. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in First Hawaiian by 409.2% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 89,506 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,265,000 after acquiring an additional 71,927 shares in the last quarter. Ruffer LLP acquired a new stake in First Hawaiian in the 4th quarter valued at about $3,028,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in First Hawaiian by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,457,575 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $365,777,000 after acquiring an additional 358,632 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its stake in First Hawaiian by 176.0% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,128,002 shares of the bank’s stock worth $28,538,000 after purchasing an additional 719,312 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.63% of the company’s stock.

First Hawaiian News Roundup

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

First Hawaiian Company Profile

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.