400% Dividend Dhamaka: Hitachi Energy India Dividend Record Date Ahead! Should You Buy?

Dividend Alert: Shares of Hitachi Energy India Limited will remain in focus in the coming week ahead of the power equipment maker's dividend record date. The company had announced 400% final dividend for financial year 2026-27.

Hitachi Energy India Dividend

The company's board of directors had approved a 400% final dividend for FY26 with a face value of Rs 2 each. The board "Recommended a final Dividend of Rs. 8/- (Rupees Eight only) per equity share (i.e., 400%) of face value of Rs. 2/- each, which is subject to approval of the Shareholders at the ensuing Seventh Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company."

Hitachi Energy India Dividend Record Date

To become eligible for the payout, investors must own the stock before the dividend record date. The company has fixed August 21 as the record date to determine the eligibility of the investors. "The dividend, if declared at the Seventh AGM, will be paid/ dispatched after August 28, 2026 to those Shareholders who hold shares in physical form and whose name appears on the Company's Register of Members as holders of Equity Shares on August 21, 2026, being the record date and in respect of shares held in electronic form, to the Beneficial Owners of the shares as at the close of business hours on August 21, 2026 as per details to be furnished by National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services (India) Limited," added the firm in its BSE filing.

Hitachi Energy India Share Price Recommendation

The company is likely to grow on strong order wins, flawless execution and margin surprise. InCred Equities maintained an 'Add' rating for the stock with a target price fo Rs 45,000 per share. "We factor in a third HVDC win in FY27F (Rs75bn company's share, given the consortium with Bharat Heavy Electricals) and build in a phase-wise execution (5% in first year, 25% in second year, 50% in third year and 20% in fourth year) wherein timely/profitable execution remains key catalyst," stated the brokerage in its report.

Hitachi Energy India Share Price Trend

The stock ended 0.17% higher at Rs 35,680 per share on BSE with a market capitalisation of Rs 1,59,034.19 crore on Friday. The stock had touched an intraday high of Rs 36,210 per share and an intraday low mark of Rs 35,280 per share on Friday. It has a return on equity (ROE) of 82%. Its share price value has surged 93% in 2026 so far and around 221% in two years.