First Hawaiian, Inc. (FHB) To Go Ex-Dividend on August 17th

First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be paid a dividend of 0.26 per share by the bank on Friday, August 28th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 17th.

First Hawaiian has a dividend payout ratio of 49.8% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect First Hawaiian to earn $2.57 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.04 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 40.5%.

First Hawaiian Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of First Hawaiian stock traded down $0.54 during trading on Friday, reaching $28.11. 4,395,099 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,787,597. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $28.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.72. First Hawaiian has a twelve month low of $22.65 and a twelve month high of $30.58.

First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 24th. The bank reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.02. First Hawaiian had a net margin of 24.44% and a return on equity of 10.39%. The firm had revenue of $231.27 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $227.77 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.58 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that First Hawaiian will post 2.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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

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.