Hitachi (HTHIY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hitachi Ltd. is a Japanese technology and industrial company that develops products, systems and services for businesses, governments and consumers. Its activities span digital services and information technology, energy systems, transportation, industrial equipment and building systems.

The company supplies software, IT and systems-integration services, power-grid and energy technologies, rail vehicles and signaling systems, and industrial machinery and automation solutions. Its portfolio also includes products and services for buildings, such as elevators and escalators.

Founded in 1910 by engineer Namihei Odaira in Hitachi, Japan, the company began with the manufacture of electric motors. Today, Hitachi serves customers in Japan and across international markets, with operations and businesses around the world.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $30.34 to $31.65
• 50-Day Range: $28.59 to $37.27
• 52-Week Range: $27.22 to $39.00
• Volume: 84,188 shs
• Average Volume: 583,377 shs
• Market Capitalization: $141.44 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.42
• Dividend Yield: 0.90%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Hitachi Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hitachi scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hitachi has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hitachi are expected to grow by 25.95% in the coming year, from $1.31 to $1.65 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hitachi is 29.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hitachi is 29.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hitachi has a PEG Ratio of 1.11. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hitachi has a P/B Ratio of 3.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.04% of the float of Hitachi has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hitachi has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.41, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hitachi has recently increased by 291.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Hitachi has a dividend yield of 0.94%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hitachi does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hitachi is 26.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hitachi will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.97% next year. This indicates that Hitachi will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: -1.50

News Sentiment

Hitachi has a news sentiment score of -1.50. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Hitachi this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.31% of the stock of Hitachi is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Industrial Conglomerates
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Conglomerates
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:HTHIY
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:HIT
• CIK: 47710
• Web: www.hitachi.com
• Phone: (133) 258-1111
• Fax: 813-3258-2375
• Employees: 287,901
• Year Founded: 1910

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.87
• P/E Growth: 1.11
• Net Income: $5.30 billion
• Net Margins: 6.53%
• Pretax Margin: 12.02%
• Return on Equity: 10.94%
• Return on Assets: 4.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.08
• Current Ratio: 1.09
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $70.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.01
• Cash Flow: $1.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.46
• Book Value: $9.86 per share
• Price / Book: 3.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,535,560,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $141.24 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.03