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$43.98 to C$44.48
• 50-Day Range: C$42.68 to C$46.70
• 52-Week Range: C$37.27 to C$48.05
• Volume: 148,452 shs
• Average Volume: 707,502 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$26.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.57
• Dividend Yield: 2.86%
• Price Target: C$43.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Hydro One Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hydro One scored higher than 26% 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Hydro One has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hydro One 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 Hydro One is 23.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hydro One is 23.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 93.13.

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 2.22. 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 2.73%, 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 67.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for H.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.06

News Sentiment

Hydro One has a news sentiment score of 0.06. 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 0.49 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

35 people have searched for H on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Hydro One to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hydro One insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$30,818.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in 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

Only 22.09% 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$44.27 at the start of the year. Since then, H shares have decreased by 0.5% and is now trading at C$44.06.
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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

• Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend: 12/11/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/31/2024
• Today: 1/20/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Utilities - Regulated Electric
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: TSE:H
• CUSIP: N/A
• 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 Stock Price Target: C$43.25
• High Stock Price Target: C$46.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$1.87
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.49
• P/E Growth: 3.17
• Net Income: C$1.12 billion
• Net Margins: 13.85%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.61%
• Return on Assets: 3.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 137.11
• Current Ratio: 0.40
• Quick Ratio: 0.30

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$8.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.27
• Cash Flow: C$0.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 888.33
• Book Value: C$19.86 per share
• Price / Book: 2.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 599,440,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$26.50 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.34