Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE) Competitors $10.66 -0.03 (-0.28%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.71 +0.05 (+0.47%) As of 04:20 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 utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, HE or IDA? Hawaiian Electric Industries has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDACORP has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend HE or IDA? Hawaiian Electric Industries currently has a consensus price target of $11.94, suggesting a potential upside of 11.98%. IDACORP has a consensus price target of $122.86, suggesting a potential upside of 3.20%. Given Hawaiian Electric Industries' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hawaiian Electric Industries is more favorable than IDACORP.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) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HE or IDA? 59.9% of Hawaiian Electric Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of IDACORP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Hawaiian Electric Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of IDACORP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor HE or IDA? In the previous week, IDACORP had 5 more articles in the media than Hawaiian Electric Industries. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for IDACORP and 7 mentions for Hawaiian Electric Industries. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Hawaiian Electric Industries' score of 0.07 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hawaiian Electric Industries 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral IDACORP 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, 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$3.22B0.57-$1.42B-$12.90-0.83IDACORP$1.83B3.52$289.17M$5.6321.15 Is HE or IDA more profitable? IDACORP has a net margin of 16.61% compared to Hawaiian Electric Industries' net margin of -42.60%. Hawaiian Electric Industries' return on equity of 12.59% beat IDACORP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hawaiian Electric Industries-42.60% 12.59% 1.35% IDACORP 16.61%9.13%3.28% 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HE 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 IndustriesUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.84B$24.53B$15.73B$20.80BDividend YieldN/A3.76%5.64%3.67%P/E Ratio-0.8333.7319.9527.51Price / Sales0.574.10198.0985.57Price / Cash4.308.7418.9321.88Price / Book1.242.202.134.66Net Income-$1.42B$1.43B$747.76M$994.58M7 Day Performance0.05%-0.41%14.53%-0.67%1 Month Performance3.95%2.68%31.35%5.43%1 Year Performance-16.78%17.57%208.05%9.19% Hawaiian Electric Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HEHawaiian Electric Industries1.5402 of 5 stars$10.66-0.3%$11.94+12.0%-12.0%$1.84B$3.22B-0.832,602IDAIDACORP4.1322 of 5 stars$118.27+0.6%$122.86+3.9%+25.2%$6.39B$1.81B21.012,141News CoveragePositive NewsPORPortland General Electric3.4074 of 5 stars$41.23+0.3%$45.60+10.6%-11.6%$4.51B$3.44B14.522,915ALEAllete3.3111 of 5 stars$66.45+0.6%N/A+3.2%$3.85B$1.53B20.831,616News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeOTTROtter Tail1.6113 of 5 stars$78.75-0.2%$83.00+5.4%-19.3%$3.30B$1.32B11.222,133MGEEMGE Energy3.3321 of 5 stars$86.58+0.4%$74.00-14.5%+4.0%$3.16B$704.58M24.46700News CoveragePositive NewsARRYArray Technologies3.6308 of 5 stars$7.41-0.8%$8.87+19.7%-40.0%$1.13B$1.06B-4.011,021UTLUnitil3.1971 of 5 stars$51.83+1.1%$55.00+6.1%-10.5%$842.76M$486.90M17.69520Positive NewsNEENextEra Energy4.702 of 5 stars$75.15+1.0%$84.73+12.7%+4.0%$154.70B$25.27B28.159,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSOSouthern4.0545 of 5 stars$92.74+0.1%$92.93+0.2%+15.0%$101.93B$27.85B22.1328,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDUKDuke Energy4.5853 of 5 stars$117.96+0.4%$126.88+7.6%+10.6%$91.69B$30.36B19.5626,413Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst Forecast 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 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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