Hydro One (H) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hydro One operates regulated transmission and distribution assets in Ontario. The area's largest electricity provider serves nearly 1.5 million customers. Transmission accounts for roughly 60% of the company's rate base, with distribution accounting for the remainder. Hydro One operates a small telecom business, Acronym Solutions, with annual revenue contributing less than 1% to consolidated results. The province of Ontario holds an approximate 47% common equity stake.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$58.36 to C$59.44
• 50-Day Range: C$56.54 to C$60.17
• 52-Week Range: C$47.54 to C$60.46
• Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$35.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.24
• Dividend Yield: 2.24%
• Price Target: C$54.64
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Hydro One Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hydro One scored higher than 33% 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: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Hydro One has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Hydro One has a consensus price target of C$54.64, representing about 6.6% downside from its current price of C$58.52.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hydro One has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hydro One is 26.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.23.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hydro One is 26.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 22.17.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hydro One has a PEG Ratio of 3.17. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hydro One has a P/B Ratio of 2.75. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for H.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Hydro One pays a meaningful dividend of 2.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hydro One does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hydro One is 58.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Hydro One has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 0.72 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Hydro One this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

52 people have searched for H on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 44% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Hydro One to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

47.12% of the stock of Hydro One is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

22.56% of the stock of Hydro One is held by institutions.

H Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have H shares performed this year?

Hydro One's stock was trading at C$54.64 at the beginning of the year. Since then, H shares have increased by 7.1% and is now trading at C$58.52.

How were Hydro One's earnings last quarter?

Hydro One Limited (TSE:H) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February, 13th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter. The company earned $981 million during the quarter. Hydro One had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.73% and a net margin of 14.81%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Hydro One?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Hydro One own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hydro One investors own include Enbridge (ENB), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Hawkins (HWKN), BCE (BCE), Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and Manulife Financial (MFC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/11/2026
• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Utilities - Regulated Electric
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: TSE:H
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.hydroone.com
• Phone: +1-416-3451366
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 50,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hydro One: C$54.64
• High Price Target: C$63.00
• Low Price Target: C$50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$2.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.45
• P/E Growth: 3.17
• Net Income: C$1.14 billion
• Net Margins: 14.81%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.73%
• Return on Assets: 3.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 151.72
• Current Ratio: 0.61
• Quick Ratio: 0.30

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$9.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.88
• Cash Flow: C$0.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 888.33
• Book Value: C$21.25 per share
• Price / Book: 2.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 599,782,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$35.10 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.38