FHB Stock Recent News

First Hawaiian (FHB) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

CION, PFLT and FHB made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on March 21, 2025.

BKV, AFRM, ESE, FHB and TKOMY have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on March 13, 2025.

ALX, HAFC and FHB made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) income stocks list on March 13, 2025.

Investors interested in stocks from the Banks - West sector have probably already heard of Zions (ZION) and First Hawaiian (FHB). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

First Hawaiian's prospects have perked up significantly since my last update, with shares returning around 19% in that time. Ongoing run-off in the investment portfolio will fund loan growth, and given the rate differential, this will be a tailwind to the bank's lending margin. The shares aren't very cheap, but given the bank's payout ratio, a long-term return in the 9%-10% annualized region is doable from here.

First Hawaiian (FHB) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.

First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 31, 2025 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Kevin Haseyama – Investor Relations Manager Bob Harrison – Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Jamie Moses – Chief Financial Officer Lea Nakamura – Chief Risk Officer Conference Call Participants Andrew Liesch – Piper Sandler David Feaster – Raymond James Jared Shaw – Barclays Kelly Motta – KBW Anthony Elian – JPMorgan Andrew Terrell – Stephens Operator Thank you for standing by and welcome to the First Hawaiian Bank's Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for First Hawaiian (FHB) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

First Hawaiian (FHB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.41 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.40 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.37 per share a year ago.