First Hawaiian (FHB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ: FHB) is the holding company for First Hawaiian Bank, a regional financial institution headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded in 1858 as Bishop & Company, First Hawaiian Bank is the oldest bank in Hawaii and provides banking and financial services to consumers, businesses and government organizations.

The bank offers deposit accounts, residential and commercial lending, credit cards, treasury management, investment and wealth management services, and online and mobile banking. Its business banking activities include commercial real estate financing, business loans, cash management and other services designed for small and large companies.

First Hawaiian Bank serves customers through its network of branches and offices across Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Robert S. Harrison, who has held senior leadership roles at First Hawaiian and its parent company.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.10 to $25.35
• 50-Day Range: $24.78 to $29.29
• 52-Week Range: $22.65 to $30.58
• Volume: 1.01 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.98
• Dividend Yield: 4.12%
• Price Target: $30.25
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

First Hawaiian Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

First Hawaiian scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 243rd out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

First Hawaiian has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.91, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

First Hawaiian has a consensus price target of $30.25, representing about 19.9% upside from its current price of $25.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

First Hawaiian has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for First Hawaiian are expected to grow by 8.55% in the coming year, from $2.34 to $2.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of First Hawaiian is 10.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of First Hawaiian is 10.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.95.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

First Hawaiian has a PEG Ratio of 1.59. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

First Hawaiian has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.75% of the float of First Hawaiian has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

First Hawaiian has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.87.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in First Hawaiian has recently decreased by 4.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

First Hawaiian is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.13%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

First Hawaiian does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of First Hawaiian is 45.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, First Hawaiian will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.94% next year. This indicates that First Hawaiian will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.70

News Sentiment

First Hawaiian has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for First Hawaiian this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, First Hawaiian insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.66% of the stock of First Hawaiian is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.63% of the stock of First Hawaiian is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/24/2026
• Record date for 8/28 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/28 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/28/2026
• Today: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FHB
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:FHB
• CIK: 36377
• Web: www.fhb.com
• Phone: (808) 525-7000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,000
• Year Founded: 1858

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for First Hawaiian: $30.25
• High Price Target: $33.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.91
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.30
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.77
• P/E Growth: 1.59
• Net Income: $276.27 million
• Net Margins: 24.41%
• Pretax Margin: 31.86%
• Return on Equity: 10.27%
• Return on Assets: 1.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.77
• Quick Ratio: 0.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.63
• Cash Flow: $2.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.04
• Book Value: $22.38 per share
• Price / Book: 1.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 121,680,000
• Free Float: 120,878,000
• Market Cap: $3.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.72