Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for Bank of Hawaii

Bank of Hawaii Co. (NYSE:BOH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bank of Hawaii in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Bank of Hawaii’s current full-year earnings is $3.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Bank of Hawaii’s FY2025 earnings at $3.26 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS.

Bank of Hawaii (NYSE:BOH) last posted its earnings results on Monday, October 28th. The bank reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.11. Bank of Hawaii had a return on equity of 11.33% and a net margin of 13.76%. The company had revenue of $265.76 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $160.29 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.17 earnings per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on BOH. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Bank of Hawaii from $67.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Bank of Hawaii from $61.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Barclays raised their price target on Bank of Hawaii from $50.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Bank of Hawaii from $65.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $64.80.

Bank of Hawaii Stock Performance

BOH stock opened at $76.41 on Thursday. Bank of Hawaii has a one year low of $54.50 and a one year high of $81.45. The firm has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.95, a PEG ratio of 5.06 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 0.71. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $63.93.

Bank of Hawaii Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a $0.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.66%. Bank of Hawaii’s payout ratio is 84.08%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Bank of Hawaii news, insider Matthew Emerson sold 1,355 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $72.27, for a total transaction of $97,925.85. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 13,717 shares in the company, valued at $991,327.59. This represents a 8.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 2.11% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Bank of Hawaii

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BOH. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Bank of Hawaii during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $106,000. Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in Bank of Hawaii in the second quarter valued at $119,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in Bank of Hawaii by 5,508.3% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,692 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $169,000 after purchasing an additional 2,644 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bank of Hawaii during the second quarter worth about $172,000. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Bank of Hawaii during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $205,000. 82.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Bank of Hawaii

Bank of Hawaii Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Bank of Hawaii that provides various financial products and services in Hawaii, Guam, and other Pacific Islands. It operates in three segments: Consumer Banking, Commercial Banking, and Treasury and Other. The Consumer Banking segment offers checking, savings, and time deposit accounts; residential mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, automobile loans and leases, overdraft lines of credit, installment loans, small business loans and leases, and credit cards; private and international client banking, investment, credit, and trust services to individuals and families, as well as high-net-worth individuals; investment management; institutional investment advisory services to corporations, government entities, and foundations; and brokerage offerings, including equities, mutual funds, life insurance, and annuity products.