Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) is a Hawaii-based holding company whose businesses include electric utility operations and banking. Its electric utility subsidiary, Hawaiian Electric, generates and purchases power and delivers electricity to customers on Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Hawaii Island.

HEI also owns American Savings Bank, which provides consumer and commercial banking services in Hawaii. Through its businesses, the company serves communities across the state and supports efforts to advance cleaner energy and strengthen Hawaii’s energy system.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.87 to $9.10
• 50-Day Range: $8.19 to $11.13
• 52-Week Range: $8.15 to $17.38
• Volume: 3.67 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.76
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $7.67
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell

Hawaiian Electric Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hawaiian Electric Industries scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 63rd out of 97 stocks in the utilities 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: Strong Sell

Consensus Rating

Hawaiian Electric Industries has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Hawaiian Electric Industries has a consensus price target of $7.67, representing about 14.1% downside from its current price of $8.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hawaiian Electric Industries has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hawaiian Electric Industries are expected to grow by 17.50% in the coming year, from $0.80 to $0.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hawaiian Electric Industries is 6.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.56.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hawaiian Electric Industries is 6.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 31.00.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hawaiian Electric Industries has a P/B Ratio of 0.86. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.08% of the float of Hawaiian Electric Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hawaiian Electric Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.78, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hawaiian Electric Industries has recently decreased by 13.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Hawaiian Electric Industries does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Hawaiian Electric Industries does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Hawaiian Electric Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 153.19% in the coming year. This indicates that Hawaiian Electric Industries may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Hawaiian Electric Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Hawaiian Electric Industries this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for HE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hawaiian Electric Industries insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.20% of the stock of Hawaiian Electric Industries is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

59.91% of the stock of Hawaiian Electric Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/06/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HE
• CIK: 354707
• Web: www.hei.com
• Phone: (808) 543-5662
• Fax: 808-543-7966
• Employees: 2,675
• Year Founded: 1891

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hawaiian Electric Industries: $7.67
• High Price Target: $9.00
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -14.1%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.49
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $126.28 million
• Net Margins: 6.58%
• Pretax Margin: 7.89%
• Return on Equity: 7.02%
• Return on Assets: 1.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.55
• Current Ratio: 0.99
• Quick Ratio: 0.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.50
• Cash Flow: $2.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.47
• Book Value: $10.43 per share
• Price / Book: 0.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 172,730,000
• Free Float: 172,383,000
• Market Cap: $1.54 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.50