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HE vs SO
Side-by-side comparison of Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (HE) and Southern Company (SO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both HE and SO operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- SO is the larger of the two at $107.53B, about 46.3x HE ($2.32B).
- Over the past year, HE is up 23.6% and SO is up 0.5% - HE leads by 23.0 points.
- HE has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for SO).
- SO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 9 for HE).
Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the electric utility, banking, and renewable/sustainable infrastructure investment businesses in the state of Hawaii. 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 community 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. This segment operates 42 branches, including 29 branches in Oahu, 6 branches in Maui, 4 branches in Hawaii, 2 branches in Kauai, and 1 branch in Molokai. 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.
Southern Company
The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy and battery energy storage projects and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. It owns and/or operates 30 hydroelectric generating stations, 24 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 44 solar facilities, 13 wind facilities, 1 fuel cell facility, and 1 battery storage facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 75,924 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 157 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 8.6 million electric and gas utility customers. It also provides products and services in the areas of energy efficiency, and utility infrastructure. In addition, the company offers digital wireless communications and fiber optics services. The Southern Company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Latest HE
- Hawaiian Electric Seeks to Expand Renewables, Energy Storage on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and Maui
- Hawaiian Electric Industries to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results August 7
- Director Ajello James A was granted 9,238 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Director Taniguchi Toby B. was granted 9,238 shares, increasing direct ownership by 56% to 25,733 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Kane Micah A. was granted 9,238 shares, increasing direct ownership by 29% to 41,515 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Flores Elisia was granted 9,238 shares, increasing direct ownership by 37% to 33,996 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Fowler Peggy Y was granted 9,238 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Director Scilacci W James was granted 9,238 shares, increasing direct ownership by 35% to 35,723 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Johns Timothy E was granted 9,238 shares, increasing direct ownership by 61,587% to 9,253 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Aquilino John C was granted 9,238 shares, increasing direct ownership by 107% to 17,861 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest SO
- Georgia Power reaffirms longstanding commitment to make growth work for customers with Customer Protection Pledge
- Georgia Power continues to offer options to connect customers to solar
- Southern Company second-quarter 2026 earnings to be released July 30
- Georgia's Plant Hatch receives 20-year license renewal from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Georgia Power encourages customers to prepare for hurricane season
- Georgia Power names Anthony Oni as vice president of Corporate Affairs
- Georgia PSC approves plan to lower overall rates, deliver annual savings of $50 per year for Georgia Power residential customers
- Beth Lowry named to Georgia Power Board of Directors
- Georgia Power shares tips, tools and free resources to reduce energy use this summer
- Georgia Natural Gas® Reaches 1 Billion Pounds of Carbon Offsets Through Greener Life®