Head-To-Head Comparison: Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) & Nano Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ:NNE)

Nano Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ:NNE) and Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE:HE) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

59.9% of Hawaiian Electric Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hawaiian Electric Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Nano Nuclear Energy and Hawaiian Electric Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nano Nuclear Energy	0	0	2	0	3.00
Hawaiian Electric Industries	0	4	0	0	2.00

Nano Nuclear Energy presently has a consensus price target of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 80.12%. Hawaiian Electric Industries has a consensus price target of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.29%. Given Nano Nuclear Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Nano Nuclear Energy is more favorable than Hawaiian Electric Industries.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nano Nuclear Energy and Hawaiian Electric Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nano Nuclear Energy	N/A	N/A	-$10.15 million	N/A	N/A
Hawaiian Electric Industries	$3.68 billion	0.47	$201.13 million	($11.83)	-0.85

Hawaiian Electric Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Nano Nuclear Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Nano Nuclear Energy and Hawaiian Electric Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nano Nuclear Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hawaiian Electric Industries	-35.38%	11.12%	1.19%

Summary

Hawaiian Electric Industries beats Nano Nuclear Energy on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nano Nuclear Energy

NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc. is a microreactor and nuclear technology company, which provides supply energy services. Its products in technical development are ZEUS, a solid core battery reactor, and ODIN, a low-pressure coolant reactor. The company is founded by Jiang Yu in February, 2022 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.