First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) Issues Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) updated its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.600-0.600 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.580. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

First Hawaiian Stock Performance

Shares of FHB stock opened at $30.13 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.21, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.72. First Hawaiian has a 52 week low of $22.65 and a 52 week high of $30.58. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.64.

First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 24th. The bank reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $220.35 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $223.59 million. First Hawaiian had a return on equity of 10.39% and a net margin of 24.44%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.47 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that First Hawaiian will post 2.35 EPS for the current year.

First Hawaiian Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 18th were issued a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 18th. First Hawaiian’s dividend payout ratio is 45.61%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on FHB. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of First Hawaiian from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Barclays boosted their price target on First Hawaiian from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on First Hawaiian from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of First Hawaiian from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of First Hawaiian from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, First Hawaiian has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $29.12.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Hawaiian

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in First Hawaiian by 230.8% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,206,361 shares of the bank’s stock worth $54,784,000 after acquiring an additional 1,539,415 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in First Hawaiian by 96.4% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in First Hawaiian by 35.5% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,853,300 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $46,888,000 after buying an additional 485,149 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its holdings in shares of First Hawaiian by 162.4% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 536,855 shares of the bank’s stock worth $13,330,000 after buying an additional 332,258 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC grew its position in shares of First Hawaiian by 448.4% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 396,939 shares of the bank’s stock worth $10,043,000 after buying an additional 324,561 shares during the period. 97.63% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.