In the past week, HE stock has gone down by -8.61%, with a monthly decline of -17.91% and a quarterly plunge of -13.77%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.41%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.58% for Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -11.54% for HE’s stock, with a -22.91% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc (NYSE: HE) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for HE is also noteworthy at 0.56. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HE is 172.09M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.45% of that float. The average trading volume of HE on January 15, 2025 was 3.06M shares.
HE) stock’s latest price update
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc (NYSE: HE) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.08 in relation to its previous close of 8.30. However, the company has experienced a -8.61% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. https://thefly.com reported 2025-01-03 that Jefferies lowered the firm’s price target on Hawaiian Electric to $10.50 from $11.50 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares after the company announced a sale this week of 90.1% of American Savings Bank for gross proceeds of $405M. The firm has lowered estimates to reflect a “low implied multiple,” the analyst says, noting that the deal reduces earnings, but also removes an equity overhang.
Analysts’ Opinion of HE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HE stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for HE by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for HE in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $11.50 based on the research report published on December 03, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HE reach a price target of $14. The rating they have provided for HE stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on August 23rd, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Underweight” to HE, setting the target price at $8.50 in the report published on November 10th of the previous year.
HE Trading at -16.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -53.88% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.58%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.41%, as shares sank -16.68% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.10% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HE fell by -8.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -23.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.48. In addition, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc saw -13.77% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for HE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.45 for the present operating margin
- -0.45 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc stands at -0.35. The total capital return value is set at -0.1. Equity return is now at value -67.55, with -7.53 for asset returns.
Based on Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc (HE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.47. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -13.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 636.23 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.96. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.13. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.57for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.56.
Conclusion
In summary, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc (HE) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
