Hawaiian Electric Industries trades with an unfavorable 0.41-to-1 reward-to-risk and below-minimum quality metrics, compounded by meaningful geographic and regulatory concentration in a single island state and a recent significant earnings miss — the combination of these factors points to a setup that warrants caution.
Thesis pillars
- Quality Below Minimum Floor↑Improving
- Unfavorable Price Risk Reward→Stable
- Geographic Regulatory Concentration↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Hawaiian Electric Industries, I (HE) Stock Analysis
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.49: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: High short interest: 15%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Hawaiian Electric Industries is a holding company whose regulated utility subsidiaries — Hawaiian Electric, Hawaii Electric Light, and Maui Electric — serve approximately 95% of Hawaii's population across five island grids. Utility electric sales revenues totaled $3.02 billion... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.49: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: High short interest: 15%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/9 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 28d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-16Recent Developments — Hawaiian Electric Industries, I
Latest news
- NEWS Hawaiian Electric Seeks Approval For 20Megawatts Solar, 80 Megawatts Hour Battery Project On Maui; Files 20-Year Fixed-P — benzinga Oct 8, 2026 positive
- NEWS Jefferies Maintains Underperform on Hawaiian Electric Indus, Lowers Price Target to $7 — benzinga Oct 7, 2026 negative
- NEWS Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Hawaiian Electric Indus, Lowers Price Target to $9 — benzinga Sep 30, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Hawaiian Electric Industries Monetizes 30% Of Its 9.9% Stake In American Savings Bank; Sale Of ~2M Shares Yields Net Pro — benzinga Sep 21, 2026 positive
- NEWS Ladenburg Thalmann Initiates Coverage On Hawaiian Electric Indus with Sell Rating, Announces Price Target of $7 — benzinga Sep 8, 2026 negative
Generated 2026-10-16T11:42:17Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicHawaii10-K Item 1A: 'The business of the Utilities is concentrated on the individual islands they serve in the State of Hawaii.'
- HIGHregulatoryPUC10-K Item 1: 'HEI is subject to an agreement entered into with the PUC (the PUC Agreement) which, among other things, requires PUC approval of any change in control of HEI.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-10Item 5.02HIGHEVP & CFO Scott T. DeGhetto's term as principal financial officer ended April 1, 2026. No successor named. Entered 1-year consulting agreement via Emberstone, LLC at $200,000/month plus $1,350,000 special projects fee.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.49: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.6/10. Specifically: High short interest: 15%; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $8.03. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $9.87 (-13.6% upside). Prior stop was $8.03. Stop-loss: $8.03.
Concentration risk — Geographic: Hawaii; Concentration risk — Regulatory: PUC; Target reached (-13.6% upside).
Hawaiian Electric Industries, I trades at a P/E of 6.5 (forward 8.3). TrendMatrix value score: 7.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover HE with a consensus score of 1.9/5. Average price target: $9.
What does Hawaiian Electric Industries, I do?Hawaiian Electric Industries is a holding company whose regulated utility subsidiaries — Hawaiian Electric, Hawaii...
Hawaiian Electric Industries is a holding company whose regulated utility subsidiaries — Hawaiian Electric, Hawaii Electric Light, and Maui Electric — serve approximately 95% of Hawaii's population across five island grids. Utility electric sales revenues totaled $3.02 billion in 2025, earned through PUC-authorized mechanisms including sales decoupling and annual revenue adjustments.