IES (IESC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IES Holdings, Inc. is a provider of electrical and technology services through its operating subsidiaries. The company serves customers across the United States in markets that include commercial construction, data centers, communications, residential building, and industrial facilities.

Its businesses design, install, and maintain electrical systems and technology infrastructure. Services include structured cabling, network and wireless systems, security and audiovisual installations, and electrical work for residential, commercial, and industrial projects. IES also manufactures and assembles products such as electrical distribution equipment and wire harnesses.

Founded in 1997 as Integrated Electrical Services, the company grew through the consolidation of electrical contractors and adopted the name IES Holdings in 2016.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $150.01 to $162.75
• 50-Day Range: $145.58 to $345.71
• 52-Week Range: $142.66 to $408.26
• Volume: 694,664 shs
• Average Volume: 525,538 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.08
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $334.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

IES Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IES scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 455th out of 655 stocks in the industrials 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: Hold

Consensus Rating

IES has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

IES has a consensus price target of $334.50, representing about 111.1% upside from its current price of $158.45.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IES has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IES is 14.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IES is 14.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.30.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

IES has a P/B Ratio of 7.12. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.65% of the float of IES has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

IES has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.01.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in IES has recently increased by 8.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

IES does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

IES does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

IES has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for IES this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for IESC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added IES to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

56.43% of the stock of IES is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.60% of the stock of IES is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Today: 11/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:IESC
• CIK: 1048268
• Web: www.ies-co.com
• Phone: (713) 860-1500
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 10,283
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for IES: $334.50
• High Price Target: $440.00
• Low Price Target: $229.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +111.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $303.06 million
• Net Margins: 11.40%
• Pretax Margin: 14.51%
• Return on Equity: 35.70%
• Return on Assets: 19.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.63
• Quick Ratio: 1.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.58
• Cash Flow: $8.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.47
• Book Value: $22.26 per share
• Price / Book: 7.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 39,849,000
• Free Float: 17,362,000
• Market Cap: $6.31 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.86