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Hawaiian Electric (NYSE: HE ) stock is up on Wednesday as the reports spread that Maui County is preparing to offer a settlement to those affected by the 2023 Maui fires. According to these reports, the county is weighing a settlement for thousands of people affected by the fires.
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Amalgamated Bank Purchases 13,681 Shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HE)
Amalgamated Bank increased its holdings in shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HE – Free Report) by 82.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 30,323 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,681 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank’s holdings in Hawaiian Electric Industries were worth $430,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 40,311 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $572,000 after buying an additional 1,700 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in Hawaiian Electric Industries during the fourth quarter worth approximately $224,000. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its holdings in shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries by 9.8% during the fourth quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 201,328 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $2,857,000 after acquiring an additional 18,027 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $67,000. Finally, CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries by 40.0% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 10,460 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $148,000 after purchasing an additional 2,990 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 59.91% of the company’s stock. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of brokerages have commented on HE. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Hawaiian Electric Industries from $7.00 to $11.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Thursday, February 15th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and two have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.63. Read Our Latest Analysis on HE Hawaiian Electric Industries Stock Performance HE opened at $11.50 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.13 and a current ratio of 0.11. Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. has a 52-week low of $8.74 and a 52-week high of $40.16. The firm has a market cap of $1.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.80 and a beta of 0.55. The business’s fifty day moving average is $10.78 and its 200-day moving average is $12.39. Hawaiian Electric Industries Company Profile (Free Report) Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the electric utility businesses in the United States. It operates in three segments: Electric Utility, Bank, and Other. The Electric Utility segment engages in the production, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, and Molokai.
