Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE) Competitors $12.28 -0.09 (-0.69%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.30 +0.02 (+0.16%) As of 09/5/2025 07:58 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, OTTR, MGEE, ARRY, UTL, 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), Otter Tail (OTTR), MGE Energy (MGEE), Array Technologies (ARRY), Unitil (UTL), NextEra Energy (NEE), Southern (SO), and Duke Energy (DUK). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. Hawaiian Electric Industries vs. Its Competitors IDACORP Portland General Electric Allete Otter Tail MGE Energy Array Technologies Unitil NextEra Energy Southern Duke Energy Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) and IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has better earnings & valuation, HE or IDA? IDACORP has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioHawaiian Electric Industries$3.22B0.66-$1.42B-$1.01-12.16IDACORP$1.81B3.74$289.17M$5.6822.06 Which has more volatility and risk, HE or IDA? Hawaiian Electric Industries has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDACORP has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HE or IDA? In the previous week, IDACORP had 3 more articles in the media than Hawaiian Electric Industries. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for IDACORP and 11 mentions for Hawaiian Electric Industries. Hawaiian Electric Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat IDACORP's score of 1.53 indicating that Hawaiian Electric Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hawaiian Electric Industries 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive IDACORP 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate HE or IDA? Hawaiian Electric Industries currently has a consensus price target of $11.94, suggesting a potential downside of 2.83%. IDACORP has a consensus price target of $123.57, suggesting a potential downside of 1.37%. Given IDACORP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IDACORP is more favorable than Hawaiian Electric Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hawaiian Electric Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25IDACORP 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Is HE or IDA more profitable? IDACORP has a net margin of 16.96% compared to Hawaiian Electric Industries' net margin of -3.66%. Hawaiian Electric Industries' return on equity of 10.76% beat IDACORP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hawaiian Electric Industries-3.66% 10.76% 1.50% IDACORP 16.96%9.18%3.24% Do insiders & institutionals believe in HE or IDA? 59.9% of Hawaiian Electric Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of IDACORP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Hawaiian Electric Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of IDACORP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryIDACORP beats Hawaiian Electric Industries on 12 of the 16 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 IndustriesUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.14B$24.87B$16.27B$21.40BDividend YieldN/A3.80%5.41%3.50%P/E Ratio-12.1619.1651.7929.64Price / Sales0.664.1532.2748.97Price / Cash5.088.8619.1124.54Price / Book1.432.222.174.55Net Income-$1.42B$1.43B$751.26M$999.70M7 Day Performance-5.30%-0.41%-0.07%0.57%1 Month Performance11.23%-1.24%0.16%5.65%1 Year Performance13.12%12.51%371.09%17.39% Hawaiian Electric Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HEHawaiian Electric Industries2.0494 of 5 stars$12.29-0.7%$11.94-2.8%+9.3%$2.14B$3.22B-12.162,602Positive NewsIDAIDACORP4.2029 of 5 stars$125.020.0%$123.57-1.2%+19.9%$6.75B$1.83B22.012,141Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPORPortland General Electric2.7959 of 5 stars$42.77+0.3%$45.40+6.2%-11.7%$4.69B$3.44B15.782,915Positive NewsALEAllete3.6804 of 5 stars$64.17+0.0%N/A+0.4%$3.72B$1.53B20.241,616Positive NewsOTTROtter Tail1.5673 of 5 stars$83.99-0.2%$83.00-1.2%+7.3%$3.52B$1.33B12.352,420Positive NewsMGEEMGE Energy3.7406 of 5 stars$85.15-1.0%$74.00-13.1%-2.7%$3.11B$676.94M23.65700Positive NewsARRYArray Technologies1.711 of 5 stars$9.01-1.1%$8.81-2.3%+36.9%$1.38B$915.81M-5.181,021Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionUTLUnitil3.8774 of 5 stars$46.89+0.3%$55.00+17.3%-21.8%$829.40M$494.80M16.11520Positive NewsNEENextEra Energy4.9234 of 5 stars$72.03-0.1%$84.00+16.6%-11.8%$148.34B$24.75B25.199,300Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSOSouthern4.055 of 5 stars$92.34+0.1%$94.92+2.8%+2.5%$101.58B$26.72B23.7428,600Positive NewsDUKDuke Energy4.4566 of 5 stars$122.45+0.1%$130.62+6.7%+3.2%$95.22B$31.27B19.9126,413Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IDACORP Alternatives Portland General Electric Alternatives Allete Alternatives Otter Tail Alternatives MGE Energy Alternatives Array Technologies Alternatives Unitil 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 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarren Buffett's Strangest AI InvestmentTrump Schedules Controversial 'Market Reset' for September 30 Behind closed doors, the White House has orde...Altimetry | SponsoredOdd trade could help investors secure their wealth in 2025The most profitable phrase you’ve never heard of... 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