Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CPF in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
Central Pacific Financial draws attention this week from Hovde Group's initiation of coverage with a "Market Perform" rating and a $38.00 price target, below the broader analyst consensus of $39.00, as noted in two separate reports. Both cite the company's second-quarter diluted EPS of $0.80, which exceeded the consensus estimate, along with an increased quarterly dividend. Separately, CPF confirmed its third quarter 2026 financial results will be discussed on a conference call, with one report citing October 28 and another citing October 24 for the release and October 25 for the call.
CPF closed at $35.85, up 0.7%, sitting between its 50-day average of $37.51 and 200-day average of $35.04, reflecting a mixed trend. The GekkoIndex reads 63.4, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, though the reading has slipped 1.4 points over five sessions. Price sits 8.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $39.29.
Earnings are scheduled for 28 October 2026, 16 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged a 4% gain across 5 years, rising in 4 of those years, a pattern worth noting alongside the upcoming earnings date.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Central Pacific Financial scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
Averages disagree
Close $35.85 sits between the 50-day ($37.51) and 200-day ($35.04) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart63.4, Accumulation
Reading 63.4 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex8.8% below
Price is 8.8% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 16 days
Reports on Oct 28, 2026, 16 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+4.0% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Central Pacific Financial closed at $35.85 on Oct 12, 2026, +21.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $27.38 to $40.99.
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Central Pacific Financial owns and runs Central Pacific Bank, through which it provides everyday banking and financing to companies, professionals, and everyday consumers. Checking, savings, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit make up its deposit lineup, while its lending work spans agricultural, commercial, and financial loans plus mortgages for homes and businesses and funding for construction projects. The company has built recognition around this blend of deposit-taking and lending.
Loans are aimed largely at smaller and mid-sized businesses, working professionals, and those developing or investing in real estate, with home equity lines and consumer credit available to local households and prospective homebuyers. Customers can also tap digital and mobile banking, debit cards, cash management tools, a network of ATMs, wire transfers, currency exchange, and cross-border banking help. A wealth management arm rounds things out with insurance, annuities, trust and brokerage services, investment management, custody of assets, and planning advice for clients.
The company traces back to 1954 and runs its operations from Honolulu, Hawaii. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker CPF.
Central Pacific Financial’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 63.4, in the Accumulation zone, down 1.4 points over five sessions.
Down 1.4 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 16 | +2.0% | +4.2% |
| Accumulation (current zone) | 168 | +1.0% | +4.7% |
| Neutral | 448 | +0.3% | +1.5% |
| Distribution | 40 | +0.4% | +1.0% |
| Selling | 10 | +0.6% | −2.6% |
Average CPF share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Central Pacific Financial trades 8.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $39.29, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Central Pacific Financial shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$39.29
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 9, 2026
8.8% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 8.6% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Central Pacific Financial, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CPF in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in CPF were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Central Pacific Financial has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
Central Pacific Financial reports on Oct 28, 2026 (16 days away).
Oct 28, 2026
16 days away
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Central Pacific Financial is $41.75, +16.5% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | Hovde Group | $38 | +6.0% |
| Sep 2 | Piper Sandler | $43 | +19.9% |
| Jul 27 | KBW | $42 | +17.2% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Central Pacific Financial averaged +4.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −0.9% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +4.0% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.2% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, CPF’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.4%.
Central Pacific Financial’s market cap is $935.7M, with a P/E ratio of 11.5 and revenue of $288.2M over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Central Pacific Financial this week reads positive: 2 positive, 2 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
Central Pacific Financial’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Accumulation | 5.7% below |
| USBU.S. Bancorp | Accumulation | 11.0% below |
| NUNu | Neutral | 0.7% below |
| TFCTruist Financial | Accumulation | 9.6% below |
| FITBFifth Third Bancorp | Accumulation | 11.2% below |
| MTBM&T Bank | Accumulation | 9.1% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Central Pacific Financial’s market cap is $935.7M at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $35.85, with 25.75M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 11.5.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Central Pacific Financial is $41.75, +16.5% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Central Pacific Financial is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $35.85 is 8.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $39.29. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Central Pacific Financial is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026 (16 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.85 per share on revenue of $77.27M.
Central Pacific Financial’s 52-week high is $40.99 and its 52-week low is $27.38; it closed at $35.85 on Oct 12, 2026, +21.5% over the past year.
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