IDACORP (IDA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IDACORP, Inc. (NYSE: IDA) is an energy holding company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Its principal subsidiary, Idaho Power Company, is a regulated electric utility that generates, purchases, transmits, distributes and sells electricity to residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers.

Idaho Power serves a broad territory covering southern Idaho and eastern Oregon. Its electricity supply portfolio includes hydroelectric generation, natural gas and other thermal resources, as well as power purchased from renewable and other third-party sources. The company also operates and maintains the transmission and distribution infrastructure needed to deliver electricity throughout its service area.

Idaho Power traces its history to 1916, while IDACORP became the utility’s publicly traded holding company in 1998. The company’s operations are primarily focused on providing reliable electric service, managing energy resources and supporting the long-term development of its regional power system.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $132.51 to $134.71
• 50-Day Range: $127.61 to $148.68
• 52-Week Range: $124.12 to $154.91
• Volume: 933,697 shs
• Average Volume: 653,209 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.95
• Dividend Yield: 2.65%
• Price Target: $152.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

IDACORP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IDACORP scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 28th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

IDACORP has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

IDACORP has a consensus price target of $152.71, representing about 15.2% upside from its current price of $132.59.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IDACORP has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.62%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for IDACORP are expected to grow by 8.62% in the coming year, from $6.38 to $6.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IDACORP is 21.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IDACORP is 21.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

IDACORP has a PEG Ratio of 2.29. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

IDACORP has a P/B Ratio of 2.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.13% of the float of IDACORP has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

IDACORP has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.92.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in IDACORP has recently increased by 12.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

IDACORP pays a meaningful dividend of 2.65%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

IDACORP has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of IDACORP is 58.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, IDACORP will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.79% next year. This indicates that IDACORP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.05

News Sentiment

IDACORP has a news sentiment score of 1.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for IDACORP this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for IDA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added IDACORP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, IDACORP insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.33% of the stock of IDACORP is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.10% of the stock of IDACORP is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IDA
• CIK: 1057877
• Web: www.idacorpinc.com
• Phone: (208) 388-2200
• Fax: 208-388-6916
• Employees: 2,185
• Year Founded: 1916

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for IDACORP: $152.71
• High Price Target: $162.00
• Low Price Target: $142.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.78
• P/E Growth: 2.29
• Net Income: $323.47 million
• Net Margins: 18.78%
• Pretax Margin: 19.93%
• Return on Equity: 9.34%
• Return on Assets: 3.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.97
• Current Ratio: 0.99
• Quick Ratio: 0.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.81 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.23
• Cash Flow: $10.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.33
• Book Value: $66.22 per share
• Price / Book: 2.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 57,840,000
• Free Float: 57,651,000
• Market Cap: $7.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.48