First Hawaiian's Near-Term Prospects Have Improved Significantly (Rating Upgrade)

First Hawaiian's (NASDAQ: FHB ) near-term prospects have improved significantly since my last update in the summer. While I have always liked this bank from a quality angle, the near-term outlook for earnings growth was soft back then, meaning a then-multiple of 13.5xI like to take a long term, buy-and-hold approach to investing, with a bias toward stocks that can sustainably post high quality earnings. Mostly found in the dividend and income section. Blog about various US/Canadian stocks at 'The Compound I ...