IDACORP (IDA) Competitors $115.06 -0.96 (-0.83%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$115.12 +0.06 (+0.06%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IDA vs. FE, ES, EIX, PNW, OGE, POR, ALE, MGEE, OTTR, and HEShould you be buying IDACORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IDACORP include FirstEnergy (FE), Eversource Energy (ES), Edison International (EIX), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), Portland General Electric (POR), ALLETE (ALE), MGE Energy (MGEE), Otter Tail (OTTR), and Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. IDACORP vs. FirstEnergy Eversource Energy Edison International Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy Portland General Electric ALLETE MGE Energy Otter Tail Hawaiian Electric Industries IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) and FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend IDA or FE? IDACORP presently has a consensus price target of $123.57, indicating a potential upside of 6.54%. FirstEnergy has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.81%. Given FirstEnergy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than IDACORP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IDACORP 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57FirstEnergy 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has higher valuation and earnings, IDA or FE? FirstEnergy has higher revenue and earnings than IDACORP. IDACORP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstEnergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIDACORP$1.81B3.46$261.20M$5.6320.60FirstEnergy$13.95B1.75$1.10B$1.8822.49 Does the media refer more to IDA or FE? In the previous week, FirstEnergy had 14 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for FirstEnergy and 13 mentions for IDACORP. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.74 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IDACORP 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FirstEnergy 15 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is IDA or FE a better dividend stock? IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. IDACORP pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstEnergy pays out 94.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. IDACORP has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and FirstEnergy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Which has more risk & volatility, IDA or FE? IDACORP has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IDA or FE? FirstEnergy received 403 more outperform votes than IDACORP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.24% of users gave FirstEnergy an outperform vote while only 49.07% of users gave IDACORP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIDACORPOutperform Votes21049.07% Underperform Votes21850.93% FirstEnergyOutperform Votes61356.24% Underperform Votes47743.76% Is IDA or FE more profitable? IDACORP has a net margin of 15.83% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.64%. FirstEnergy's return on equity of 11.38% beat IDACORP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IDACORP15.83% 9.23% 3.32% FirstEnergy 6.64%11.38%2.93% Do institutionals and insiders believe in IDA or FE? 89.1% of IDACORP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of IDACORP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of FirstEnergy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryFirstEnergy beats IDACORP on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IDACORP News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IDA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IDA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIDACORPElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.34B$14.98B$16.41B$19.41BDividend Yield2.93%5.01%5.72%3.83%P/E Ratio21.1719.8320.3734.23Price / Sales3.4615.9322.6134.85Price / Cash12.3710.0718.6817.51Price / Book2.012.362.114.69Net Income$261.20M$690.28M$674.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.45%0.03%1.62%-1.74%1 Month Performance-1.69%11.27%2.91%7.46%1 Year Performance19.42%41.55%7.63%3.96% IDACORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IDAIDACORP4.7302 of 5 stars$115.06-0.8%$123.14+7.0%+19.0%$6.22B$1.81B21.002,070News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFEFirstEnergy3.6089 of 5 stars$42.82+0.3%$46.00+7.4%+4.6%$24.71B$13.95B27.6312,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionESEversource Energy2.7767 of 5 stars$63.56+0.6%$65.78+3.5%+4.6%$23.35B$12.69B27.529,630News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeEIXEdison International4.9955 of 5 stars$57.92-1.2%$76.89+32.8%-25.8%$22.29B$17.33B16.9913,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPNWPinnacle West Capital3.7043 of 5 stars$92.44+0.8%$95.75+3.6%+15.9%$11.04B$5.21B17.5180News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOGEOGE Energy3.9808 of 5 stars$44.63+0.6%$46.40+4.0%+18.9%$8.99B$3.14B20.292,240Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPORPortland General Electric3.1437 of 5 stars$42.71+0.0%$45.60+6.8%-7.4%$4.68B$3.44B14.192,870Analyst ForecastALEALLETE2.5601 of 5 stars$65.110.0%N/A+2.4%$3.78B$1.53B21.001,490News CoveragePositive NewsMGEEMGE Energy3.1602 of 5 stars$93.48+1.0%$80.00-14.4%+10.0%$3.42B$704.58M28.59700Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOTTROtter Tail1.6127 of 5 stars$79.77-0.2%$83.00+4.0%-16.0%$3.34B$1.32B11.132,420HEHawaiian Electric Industries2.8251 of 5 stars$10.69+0.7%$12.00+12.3%-4.9%$1.84B$3.17B-0.903,760Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FE Alternatives ES Alternatives EIX Alternatives PNW Alternatives OGE Alternatives POR Alternatives ALE Alternatives MGEE Alternatives OTTR Alternatives HE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IDA) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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