Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for FHB in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
This week's news on First Hawaiian centers on analyst price target revisions. BofA Securities adjusted its target to $33 from $34, maintaining caution, while TD Cowen lowered its target to $28.00 from $31.00, keeping a hold rating despite noting the bank exceeded quarterly earnings expectations with $0.60 EPS against an estimated $0.58. A separate comparison piece contrasted First Hawaiian with Freddie Mac on profitability and other metrics. A filing also showed Reinhart Partners LLC reducing its stake in the stock during the third quarter.
First Hawaiian closes at $24.64, down 0.2%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $26.01 and 200-day average of $26.63, with the 50-day below the 200-day. Over the past month the stock is down 4.3%, and down 13.6% over three months. The GekkoIndex reads 63.2, placing it in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 9.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $27.29.
Earnings are scheduled for 23 October 2026, 11 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the bank has beaten estimates in 7 of the last 8 quarters, with the last reaction at -3%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in their respective windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 6.6% return over 5 years, rising in 5 of them. Among 10 covering analysts, none rate it a buy, 7 hold, and 3 sell, with a consensus target of $29.11.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
First Hawaiian scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $24.64 is below the 50-day ($26.01) and 200-day ($26.63) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart63.2, Accumulation
Reading 63.2 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex9.7% below
Price is 9.7% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 11 days
Reports on Oct 23, 2026, 11 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+6.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +6.6% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
First Hawaiian closed at $24.64 on Oct 12, 2026, +0.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $22.65 to $30.58.
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First Hawaiian owns and runs First Hawaiian Bank, a lender that works with everyday households as well as businesses. People can open checking and savings accounts there, and borrowers can turn to it for home mortgages, equity lines, car loans, personal credit, installment financing, and loans aimed at small business owners. Beyond lending, it rounds out its offerings with credit cards, help with investments and financial planning, insurance policies, trust and estate work, private banking, retirement guidance, treasury management, and tools for processing merchant payments.
Internally, the bank is split into three parts, covering retail customers, commercial clients, and a treasury and other category. It also finances auto dealers and provides lease arrangements for commercial equipment. To reach its customers, First Hawaiian maintains 54 branches, most of them across Hawaii, with a smaller number in Guam and Saipan.
The company is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, and dates its founding back to 1858, having once gone by the name BancWest Corporation before it was renamed First Hawaiian in April 2016. Its stock trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker FHB.
First Hawaiian’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 63.2, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.4 points over five sessions.
Up 1.4 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 37 | +0.8% | +1.0% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 228 | +0.1% | +2.1% | ||
| Neutral | 378 | +0.2% | +0.5% | ||
| Distribution | 37 | −0.4% | −5.0% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average FHB 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 →
First Hawaiian trades 9.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $27.29, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what First Hawaiian shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$27.29
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
9.7% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 14.3% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for First Hawaiian, 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 FHB in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in FHB were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
First Hawaiian has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
First Hawaiian reports on Oct 23, 2026 (11 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 23, 2026
11 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | $0.60 est $0.60 | $231.3M est $227.8M | −3.0% |
| Apr 24, 2026 | $0.55 est $0.53 | $220.3M est $220.9M | +1.2% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $0.56 est $0.55 | $225.9M est $225.5M | −4.3% |
| Oct 24, 2025 | $0.59 est $0.52 | $217.7M est $218.4M | +5.7% |
| Jul 25, 2025 | $0.54 est $0.49 | $209.1M est $218.2M | −0.3% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $0.47 est $0.46 | $203.1M est $214.5M | −1.1% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $0.41 est $0.35 | $180.2M est $203.2M | +2.9% |
| Oct 25, 2024 | $0.48 est $0.44 | $201.3M est $205.1M | +4.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for First Hawaiian is $29.11, +18.1% from the last close, from 10 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 10 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | Barclays | $30 | +21.8% |
| Oct 5 | TD Cowen | $28 | +13.6% |
| Oct 1 | J.P. Morgan | $29 | +17.7% |
| Oct 1 | Piper Sandler | $27 | +9.6% |
| Sep 30 | Wells Fargo | $26 | +5.5% |
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, First Hawaiian averaged +6.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.7% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.1% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +6.6% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +6.1% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, FHB’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.1%.
First Hawaiian’s market cap is $3.00B, with a P/E ratio of 10.9 and revenue of $881.1M over the last twelve months.
Coverage of First Hawaiian this week reads negative: 1 positive, 1 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
First Hawaiian’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.
First Hawaiian’s market cap is $3.00B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $24.64, with 121.7M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 10.9.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for First Hawaiian is $29.11, +18.1% from the last close. Of the 10 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 3 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate First Hawaiian is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $24.64 is 9.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $27.29. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
First Hawaiian is expected to report on Oct 23, 2026 (11 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.59 per share on revenue of $229.2M. First Hawaiian beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.8% on average across the report.
First Hawaiian’s 52-week high is $30.58 and its 52-week low is $22.65; it closed at $24.64 on Oct 12, 2026, +0.9% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $31.16 on Jan 13, 2022.
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