Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) versus Centuri (NYSE:CTRI) Head-To-Head Comparison

Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) and Centuri (NYSE:CTRI) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Hawaiian Electric Industries has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centuri has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Hawaiian Electric Industries and Centuri, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hawaiian Electric Industries	2	2	0	0	1.50
Centuri	2	1	2	0	2.00

Hawaiian Electric Industries presently has a consensus price target of $13.25, indicating a potential upside of 1.24%. Centuri has a consensus price target of $37.80, indicating a potential upside of 33.55%. Given Centuri’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Centuri is more favorable than Hawaiian Electric Industries.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hawaiian Electric Industries and Centuri”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hawaiian Electric Industries	$3.09 billion	0.73	$126.28 million	$0.74	17.69
Centuri	$2.98 billion	0.96	$22.40 million	$0.34	83.25

Hawaiian Electric Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Centuri. Hawaiian Electric Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centuri, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Hawaiian Electric Industries and Centuri’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hawaiian Electric Industries	4.19%	9.03%	1.64%
Centuri	0.98%	5.64%	1.81%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

59.9% of Hawaiian Electric Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Hawaiian Electric Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Centuri shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Centuri beats Hawaiian Electric Industries on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hawaiian Electric Industries

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. Its renewable energy sources and potential sources include wind, solar, photovoltaic, geothermal, wave, hydroelectric, municipal waste, and other biofuels. This segment serves suburban communities, resorts, the United States Armed Forces installations, and agricultural operations. The Bank segment operates a federally chartered savings bank that offers banking and other financial services to consumers and businesses, including savings and checking accounts; and loans comprising residential and commercial real estate, residential mortgage, construction and development, multifamily residential and commercial real estate, consumer, and commercial loans. The Other segment invests in non-regulated renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure in the State of Hawaii. Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.

About Centuri

Centuri Holdings, Inc. operates as a utility infrastructure services company in North America. It offers gas utility services, including maintenance, repair, installation, and replacement services for natural gas local distribution utility companies with focus on the modernization of infrastructure. The company also provides electric utility services comprising design, maintenance and repair, upgrade, and expansion services for transmission and distribution infrastructure. Its customers include electric, gas, and combination utility companies, as well as serves end markets, such as renewable energy and 5G datacom. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Centuri Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.