Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE) Competitors $10.22 -0.01 (-0.10%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.22 -0.01 (-0.05%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HE vs. IDA, POR, ALE, MGEE, OTTR, UTL, ARRY, NEE, SO, and DUKShould you be buying Hawaiian Electric Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hawaiian Electric Industries include IDACORP (IDA), Portland General Electric (POR), ALLETE (ALE), MGE Energy (MGEE), Otter Tail (OTTR), Unitil (UTL), Array Technologies (ARRY), NextEra Energy (NEE), Southern (SO), and Duke Energy (DUK). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Hawaiian Electric Industries vs. IDACORP Portland General Electric ALLETE MGE Energy Otter Tail Unitil Array Technologies NextEra Energy Southern Duke Energy IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) and Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking and profitability. Is IDA or HE more profitable? IDACORP has a net margin of 15.83% compared to Hawaiian Electric Industries' net margin of -35.38%. Hawaiian Electric Industries' return on equity of 11.12% beat IDACORP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IDACORP15.83% 9.23% 3.32% Hawaiian Electric Industries -35.38%11.12%1.19% Does the media prefer IDA or HE? In the previous week, IDACORP had 11 more articles in the media than Hawaiian Electric Industries. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for IDACORP and 15 mentions for Hawaiian Electric Industries. Hawaiian Electric Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat IDACORP's score of 1.13 indicating that Hawaiian Electric Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IDACORP 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hawaiian Electric Industries 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, IDA or HE? IDACORP has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hawaiian Electric Industries has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend IDA or HE? IDACORP currently has a consensus price target of $123.57, indicating a potential upside of 5.24%. Hawaiian Electric Industries has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.59%. Given Hawaiian Electric Industries' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hawaiian Electric Industries is more favorable than IDACORP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IDACORP 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Hawaiian Electric Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IDA or HE? IDACORP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hawaiian Electric Industries. Hawaiian Electric Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDACORP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIDACORP$1.83B3.47$261.20M$5.4821.43Hawaiian Electric Industries$3.22B0.55$201.13M-$12.67-0.81 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IDA or HE? 89.1% of IDACORP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of Hawaiian Electric Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of IDACORP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Hawaiian Electric Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is IDA or HE a better dividend stock? IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Hawaiian Electric Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.1%. IDACORP pays out 62.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawaiian Electric Industries pays out -11.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. IDACORP has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Hawaiian Electric Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IDA or HE? Hawaiian Electric Industries received 153 more outperform votes than IDACORP when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 49.07% of users gave IDACORP an outperform vote while only 48.46% of users gave Hawaiian Electric Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIDACORPOutperform Votes21049.07% Underperform Votes21850.93% Hawaiian Electric IndustriesOutperform Votes36348.46% Underperform Votes38651.54% SummaryIDACORP beats Hawaiian Electric Industries on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hawaiian Electric Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHawaiian Electric IndustriesElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.76B$14.30B$15.96B$19.21BDividend YieldN/A4.77%5.66%4.00%P/E Ratio-0.8619.2115.7433.44Price / Sales0.5516.8422.1929.13Price / Cash3.5610.0718.5317.52Price / Book0.482.232.044.55Net Income$201.13M$690.28M$667.57M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.34%2.09%0.53%2.15%1 Month Performance-6.55%3.40%1.27%-2.08%1 Year Performance0.69%21.62%9.85%5.45% Hawaiian Electric Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HEHawaiian Electric Industries2.8191 of 5 stars$10.21-0.2%$12.00+17.6%+0.0%$1.76B$3.22B-0.863,760Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsIDAIDACORP4.385 of 5 stars$116.19-2.6%$120.50+3.7%+21.0%$6.28B$1.83B21.202,070Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsPORPortland General Electric2.7438 of 5 stars$42.36-1.7%$45.78+8.1%-5.4%$4.64B$3.44B14.072,870Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastALEALLETE3.6007 of 5 stars$64.70-0.1%$67.00+3.6%+8.2%$3.75B$1.53B20.871,490Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsMGEEMGE Energy3.5199 of 5 stars$89.54-1.1%$80.00-10.7%+14.4%$3.27B$676.94M27.38700Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsOTTROtter Tail1.7134 of 5 stars$77.64-1.7%N/A-8.5%$3.25B$1.33B10.832,420Upcoming EarningsUTLUnitil2.9201 of 5 stars$58.38-0.6%$55.00-5.8%+11.7%$948.44M$494.80M19.92520Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementARRYArray Technologies3.3433 of 5 stars$4.16-3.9%$9.48+127.8%-58.7%$634.45M$915.81M-4.29470Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNEENextEra Energy4.7729 of 5 stars$64.38-2.9%$85.15+32.3%-3.8%$132.53B$24.75B19.1015,300Analyst ForecastPositive NewsSOSouthern3.8731 of 5 stars$90.09-1.9%$92.00+2.1%+22.7%$99.12B$26.72B22.4727,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.3805 of 5 stars$119.83-1.6%$123.87+3.4%+21.6%$93.11B$30.36B20.9927,900Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IDACORP Alternatives Portland General Electric Alternatives ALLETE Alternatives MGE Energy Alternatives Otter Tail Alternatives Unitil Alternatives Array Technologies Alternatives NextEra Energy Alternatives Southern Alternatives Duke Energy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HE) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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