Hsbc Holdings PLC Makes New Investment in First Hawaiian, Inc. $FHB

Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in shares of First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 74,128 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $1,829,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Childress Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of First Hawaiian by 9.4% in the first quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 11,096 shares of the bank’s stock worth $273,000 after buying an additional 952 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of First Hawaiian by 28.6% in the first quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,010 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $394,000 after acquiring an additional 3,565 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd grew its stake in First Hawaiian by 122.8% during the first quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 411,419 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $10,137,000 after acquiring an additional 226,747 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in First Hawaiian by 3.0% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 28,467 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $701,000 after acquiring an additional 824 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in First Hawaiian during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,340,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of First Hawaiian from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of First Hawaiian from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target 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. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of First Hawaiian in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of First Hawaiian in a research report on Monday, July 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, First Hawaiian presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $29.25.

Key Stories Impacting First Hawaiian

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 Stock Performance

Shares of First Hawaiian stock opened at $28.11 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a PE ratio of 12.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.72. First Hawaiian, Inc. has a 12 month low of $22.65 and a 12 month high of $30.58. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $28.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $26.85.

First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) last released its 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 company had revenue of $231.27 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $227.77 million. First Hawaiian had a return on equity of 10.27% and a net margin of 24.41%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.58 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that First Hawaiian, Inc. will post 2.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

First Hawaiian Dividend Announcement

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

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.