Press coverage about Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE:BOH) has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Bank of Hawaii Corporation earned a media sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news coverage about the bank an impact score of 46.2885378958674 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next several days.
Shares of Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE:BOH) traded up 0.16% during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $79.13. 113,430 shares of the company were exchanged. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $82.07 and its 200-day moving average is $81.88. Bank of Hawaii Corporation has a one year low of $70.12 and a one year high of $90.80. The stock has a market cap of $3.37 billion, a PE ratio of 18.49 and a beta of 0.95.
Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE:BOH) last issued its earnings results on Monday, July 24th. The bank reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $157.52 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $157.76 million. Bank of Hawaii Corporation had a return on equity of 15.45% and a net margin of 27.28%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.03 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Bank of Hawaii Corporation will post $4.43 EPS for the current year.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share. This is an increase from Bank of Hawaii Corporation’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 29th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.63%. Bank of Hawaii Corporation’s payout ratio is presently 46.62%.
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on BOH shares. Barclays PLC reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $83.00 price objective (up previously from $81.00) on shares of Bank of Hawaii Corporation in a research report on Wednesday, July 12th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Bank of Hawaii Corporation from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 4th. BidaskClub downgraded shares of Bank of Hawaii Corporation from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 13th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Bank of Hawaii Corporation from $74.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 6th. Finally, Piper Jaffray Companies reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $94.00 price objective on shares of Bank of Hawaii Corporation in a research report on Wednesday, July 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the stock. Bank of Hawaii Corporation currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $86.40.
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About Bank of Hawaii Corporation
Bank of Hawaii Corporation is a bank holding company that operates through its subsidiary, Bank of Hawaii (the Bank). The Bank provides a range of financial products and services primarily to customers in Hawaii, Guam and other Pacific Islands. It operates in four segments: Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Investment Services, and Treasury and Other.
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