First Hawaiian, Inc. (FHB) EPS Estimated At $0.41; WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSE:WJA) Covered By 3 Bulls

January 6, 2018 - By Michael Collier

Analysts expect First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) to report $0.41 EPS on January, 23.They anticipate $0.01 EPS change or 2.50% from last quarter’s $0.4 EPS. FHB’s profit would be $57.22M giving it 18.51 P/E if the $0.41 EPS is correct. After having $0.42 EPS previously, First Hawaiian, Inc.’s analysts see -2.38% EPS growth. The stock increased 1.47% or $0.44 during the last trading session, reaching $30.35. About 211,648 shares traded. First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) has 0.00% since January 6, 2017 and is . It has underperformed by 16.70% the S&P500.

Among 9 analysts covering Westjet Airlines Ltd. (TSE:WJA), 3 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 33% are positive. Westjet Airlines Ltd. had 44 analyst reports since July 22, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Canaccord Genuity initiated WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSE:WJA) rating on Tuesday, June 28. Canaccord Genuity has “Hold” rating and $21 target. TD Securities downgraded WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSE:WJA) rating on Wednesday, November 2. TD Securities has “Hold” rating and $26 target. Bank of America downgraded WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSE:WJA) on Friday, January 29 to “Underperform” rating. IBC downgraded WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSE:WJA) on Thursday, January 5 to “Neutral” rating. The firm has “Outperform” rating by Scotia Capital given on Wednesday, February 8. The stock has “Outperform” rating by Macquarie Research on Friday, July 22. The firm earned “Market Perform” rating on Monday, June 26 by BMO Capital Markets. On Wednesday, November 2 the stock rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Outperform”. The firm earned “Sector Outperform” rating on Wednesday, July 29 by Scotia Capital. The firm has “Sector Perform” rating by RBC Capital Markets given on Wednesday, November 4. See WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSE:WJA) latest ratings:

08/12/2017 Broker: JP Morgan Rating: Old Target: $27.00 New Target: $30.00 Target Up
01/11/2017 Broker: Scotia Capital Rating: Outperform Old Target: $28.25 New Target: $29.50 Target Up
01/11/2017 Broker: TD Securities Rating: Hold Old Target: $31.00 New Target: $30.00 Target Down
13/10/2017 Broker: IBC Rating: Old Target: $27.00 New Target: $29.50 Target Up
13/10/2017 Broker: National Bank Canada Rating: Sector Perform Old Target: $27.00 New Target: $29.00 Target Up

First Hawaiian, Inc. operates as a bank holding firm for First Hawaiian Bank that provides banking services to consumer and commercial clients in the United States. The company has market cap of $4.24 billion. The firm operates through Retail Banking and Commercial Banking divisions. It has a 18.53 P/E ratio. It accepts various deposit products, such as checking and savings accounts, and time deposit accounts.

Among 10 analysts covering First Hawaiian (NASDAQ:FHB), 4 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 40% are positive. First Hawaiian had 15 analyst reports since August 11, 2016 according to SRatingsIntel. UBS upgraded First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) on Thursday, April 6 to “Neutral” rating. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Monday, August 29 by Goldman Sachs. The rating was initiated by Wells Fargo on Monday, August 29 with “Market Perform”. As per Thursday, August 11, the company rating was initiated by Compass Point. The firm has “Overweight” rating given on Monday, August 29 by Barclays Capital. The firm has “Market Perform” rating given on Monday, August 29 by Keefe Bruyette & Woods. The stock of First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) has “Sell” rating given on Wednesday, January 11 by UBS. UBS maintained First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) rating on Monday, July 31. UBS has “Neutral” rating and $29 target. The stock of First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) earned “Neutral” rating by UBS on Friday, October 27. JP Morgan initiated First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) rating on Monday, August 29. JP Morgan has “Overweight” rating and $28.50 target.

WestJet Airlines Ltd. provides scheduled airline services and travel packages. The company has market cap of $3.00 billion. The firm offers scheduled flights; operates WestJet Vacations that provides air, hotel, car, and excursion packages, as well as WestJet Encore, a regional airline with a fleet of turboprop aircraft in a network of destinations in Canada and the United States; and provides cargo and charter services. It has a 10.56 P/E ratio. As of December 31, 2016, it operated a fleet of 115 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, 34 Bombardier Q400 aircraft, and 4 Boeing 767-300ERW aircraft for approximately 104 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe.