Hydro One Valuation

Is H undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

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  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of H when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: H (CA$44.45) is trading above our estimate of fair value (CA$41.05)

Significantly Below Fair Value: H is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for H?

Key metric: As H is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for H. This is calculated by dividing H's market cap by their current earnings.
What is H's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio23.4x
EarningsCA$1.14b
Market CapCA$26.77b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does H's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for H vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.7x
FTS Fortis
19.4x6.6%CA$30.8b
EMA Emera
23.9x14.2%CA$14.9b
CUP.U Caribbean Utilities Company
14.5x8.6%US$568.5m
ALA AltaGas
21x14.2%CA$10.1b
H Hydro One
23.4x6.8%CA$26.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: H is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.4x) compared to the peer average (19.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does H's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the North American Electric Utilities Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
H 23.4xIndustry Avg. 20.9xNo. of Companies7PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: H is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.4x) compared to the North American Electric Utilities industry average (20.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is H's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

H PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio23.4x
Fair PE Ratio22.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: H is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst H forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCA$44.45
CA$44.25
-0.4%
5.5%CA$47.00CA$37.00n/a12
Nov ’25CA$44.72
CA$44.17
-1.2%
5.3%CA$46.00CA$37.00n/a12
Oct ’25CA$46.80
CA$43.73
-6.6%
5.7%CA$46.00CA$37.00n/a11
Sep ’25CA$45.81
CA$42.82
-6.5%
5.7%CA$46.00CA$37.00n/a11
Aug ’25CA$43.05
CA$40.27
-6.5%
5.2%CA$42.00CA$35.00n/a11
Jul ’25CA$39.85
CA$40.05
+0.5%
5.0%CA$42.00CA$35.00n/a11
Jun ’25CA$39.26
CA$39.95
+1.8%
5.1%CA$42.00CA$35.00n/a11
May ’25CA$38.63
CA$39.75
+2.9%
5.0%CA$42.00CA$35.00n/a12
Apr ’25CA$39.13
CA$40.08
+2.4%
4.6%CA$42.00CA$35.00n/a13
Mar ’25CA$40.64
CA$40.08
-1.4%
4.6%CA$42.00CA$35.00n/a13
Feb ’25CA$40.14
CA$39.35
-2.0%
6.0%CA$42.00CA$34.00n/a13
Jan ’25CA$39.70
CA$37.96
-4.4%
6.3%CA$42.00CA$34.00n/a13
Dec ’24CA$38.05
CA$37.96
-0.2%
6.3%CA$42.00CA$34.00n/a13
Nov ’24CA$37.22
CA$37.73
+1.4%
6.7%CA$42.00CA$34.00CA$44.7213
Oct ’24CA$34.58
CA$38.42
+11.1%
6.4%CA$42.00CA$34.00CA$46.8013
Sep ’24CA$36.09
CA$38.75
+7.4%
5.7%CA$42.00CA$34.00CA$45.8114
Aug ’24CA$36.88
CA$38.73
+5.0%
6.7%CA$42.00CA$33.00CA$43.0513
Jul ’24CA$37.85
CA$39.12
+3.3%
7.8%CA$45.00CA$33.00CA$39.8513
Jun ’24CA$38.25
CA$38.77
+1.4%
7.8%CA$45.00CA$33.00CA$39.2615
May ’24CA$39.75
CA$38.17
-4.0%
8.7%CA$45.00CA$31.00CA$38.6315
Apr ’24CA$38.48
CA$37.77
-1.9%
7.5%CA$43.00CA$31.00CA$39.1315
Mar ’24CA$35.29
CA$37.70
+6.8%
7.2%CA$42.00CA$31.00CA$40.6415
Feb ’24CA$35.90
CA$37.33
+4.0%
7.8%CA$42.00CA$31.00CA$40.1415
Jan ’24CA$36.27
CA$36.04
-0.6%
8.8%CA$42.00CA$30.00CA$39.7014
Dec ’23CA$37.49
CA$35.17
-6.2%
5.7%CA$38.00CA$30.00CA$38.0515
Nov ’23CA$34.00
CA$35.23
+3.6%
6.5%CA$39.00CA$30.00CA$37.2215

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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