Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hingham Institution for Savings is a community bank headquartered in Hingham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1834, the institution provides banking services to individuals, families, businesses and organizations in eastern Massachusetts, including the South Shore and Nantucket.

The bank offers deposit products such as checking, savings, money market and certificate of deposit accounts, along with online and traditional banking services. Its lending activities include residential mortgages, home equity loans, commercial real estate financing, construction loans and other business loans.

Hingham Institution for Savings emphasizes relationship-based banking and locally focused lending. The institution is managed from its Massachusetts headquarters and serves customers through a network of banking offices in the communities where it operates.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $298.65 to $304.80
• 50-Day Range: $282.21 to $312.49
• 52-Week Range: $249.58 to $337.99
• Volume: 30,666 shs
• Average Volume: 45,738 shs
• Market Capitalization: $659.28 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.84
• Dividend Yield: 0.83%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Hingham Institution for Savings Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hingham Institution for Savings scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 722nd out of 856 stocks in the finance 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: Buy

Consensus Rating

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hingham Institution for Savings has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hingham Institution for Savings is 10.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hingham Institution for Savings is 10.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.89.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hingham Institution for Savings has a P/B Ratio of 1.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.91% of the float of Hingham Institution for Savings has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hingham Institution for Savings has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.53, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hingham Institution for Savings has recently decreased by 0.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Hingham Institution for Savings has a dividend yield of 0.83%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hingham Institution for Savings does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hingham Institution for Savings is 9.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Hingham Institution for Savings has a news sentiment score of 1.79. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Hingham Institution for Savings this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for HIFS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Hingham Institution for Savings to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hingham Institution for Savings insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.33% of the stock of Hingham Institution for Savings is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/12 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/12 Dividend: 8/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/12/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/16/2026
• Today: 10/29/2026
• Record date for 11/12 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/12 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HIFS
• CIK: 1961415
• Web: www.hinghamsavings.com
• Phone: (781) 749-2200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 97
• Year Founded: 1834

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $27.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $54.55 million
• Net Margins: 24.95%
• Pretax Margin: 34.33%
• Return on Equity: 8.81%
• Return on Assets: 0.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.77
• Current Ratio: 1.49
• Quick Ratio: 1.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $236.78 million
• Price / Sales: 2.78
• Cash Flow: $15.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.01
• Book Value: $219.83 per share
• Price / Book: 1.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,180,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $659.28 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.87