Hingham Institution for Savings shows strong overbought momentum and best-in-class margins, but declining revenue, high short interest, and an exhausted-upside signal with no clear edge weigh on the overall picture.
Thesis pillars
- Strong Momentum Overbought↑Improving
- Declining Revenue Weak Growth→Stable
- Best In Class Margins→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 5, 2026
Hingham Institution for Savings (HIFS) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup · Inst Constrain edge
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $302.42: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Weak overall score: 4.7/10.
Hingham Institution for Savings provides various financial services to individuals and small businesses in the United States. It offers savings, checking, money market, term certificate, demand, and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The... Read more
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $302.42: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Weak overall score: 4.7/10. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 65, MACD bullish. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Hingham Institution for Savings
Latest news
- NEWS Hingham Institution for Savings Announces Dividend Payment — fiscal.ai Oct 20, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Hingham Institution Q3 Adj. EPS $5.37 Up From $3.86 YoY, Sales $26.366M Down From $30.902M YoY — benzinga Oct 16, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Hingham Institution Q2 Adj. EPS $4.82 Up From $3.39 YoY, Sales $42.916M Up From $20.846M YoY — benzinga Jul 17, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-10-29T11:20:25Z.
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -16.2% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $302.42: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Weak overall score: 4.7/10. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 65, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $287.10. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Default target: $347.78 (+15.0% upside). Prior stop was $287.10. Stop-loss: $287.10.
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Weak overall score: 4.7/10; Weak growth.
Hingham Institution for Savings trades at a P/E of 10.1 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 7.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
What does Hingham Institution for Savings do?Hingham Institution for Savings provides various financial services to individuals and small businesses in the United...
Hingham Institution for Savings provides various financial services to individuals and small businesses in the United States. It offers savings, checking, money market, term certificate, demand, and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company provides commercial and residential owner-occupied real estate, construction, home equity, consumer, and commercial loans; and origination of loans. In addition, it offers ATMs, debit cards, and Internet-based banking services. Further, the company invests in short-term income investments, such as U.S. treasury debt securities, U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise debt securities, bank subordinated debt, and FDIC-insured certificates of deposit; and equity investments, corporate bonds, CRA investments, and federal home loan bank stock, as well as bank-owned life insurance. Hingham Institution for Savings was incorporated in 1834 and is headquartered in Hingham, Massachusetts.