Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hingham Institution for Savings is a Massachusetts-chartered savings bank headquartered in Hingham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1834, the bank has a long history of serving individuals, families, businesses and nonprofit organizations in southeastern Massachusetts and the greater Boston area.

Hingham Institution for Savings offers deposit products such as checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit and retirement accounts, along with online and mobile banking services. Its lending activities include residential mortgages, home equity loans, commercial real estate financing, construction loans and other commercial credit products.

The bank operates through branches and lending offices in communities including Hingham, Cohasset, Nantucket and other areas of Massachusetts. Its business model emphasizes relationship-based banking, with a particular focus on commercial real estate lending and personalized service to local customers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $288.05 to $293.60
• 50-Day Range: $282.21 to $313.45
• 52-Week Range: $248.53 to $337.99
• Volume: 38,290 shs
• Average Volume: 38,653 shs
• Market Capitalization: $628.56 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.60
• Dividend Yield: 0.87%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Hingham Institution for Savings Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hingham Institution for Savings scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 769th out of 853 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Hingham Institution for Savings has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hingham Institution for Savings has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hingham Institution for Savings is 9.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hingham Institution for Savings is 9.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.72.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hingham Institution for Savings has a P/B Ratio of 1.31. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.92% of the float of Hingham Institution for Savings has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hingham Institution for Savings has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.23.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hingham Institution for Savings has recently increased by 9.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Hingham Institution for Savings has a dividend yield of 0.87%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hingham Institution for Savings does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hingham Institution for Savings is 8.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.49

News Sentiment

Hingham Institution for Savings has a news sentiment score of 0.49. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Hingham Institution for Savings this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Hingham Institution for Savings to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hingham Institution for Savings insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.33% of the stock of Hingham Institution for Savings is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/12 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/12 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/12/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HIFS
• CIK: 1961415
• Web: www.hinghamsavings.com
• Phone: (781) 749-2200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 97
• Year Founded: 1834

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $30.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $54.55 million
• Net Margins: 25.94%
• Pretax Margin: 34.33%
• Return on Equity: 8.24%
• Return on Assets: 0.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.77
• Current Ratio: 1.49
• Quick Ratio: 1.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $236.78 million
• Price / Sales: 2.65
• Cash Flow: $15.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.06
• Book Value: $219.83 per share
• Price / Book: 1.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,180,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $628.56 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.87