IDACORP (IDA) Competitors

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) and IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor ES or IDA?

In the previous week, Eversource Energy had 6 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Eversource Energy and 4 mentions for IDACORP. Eversource Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat IDACORP's score of 0.90 indicating that Eversource Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eversource Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IDACORP	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ES or IDA a better dividend stock?

Eversource Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Eversource Energy pays out 129.7% 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 pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eversource Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and IDACORP has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Is ES or IDA more profitable?

IDACORP has a net margin of 15.83% compared to Eversource Energy's net margin of 6.82%. Eversource Energy's return on equity of 10.99% beat IDACORP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eversource Energy	6.82%	10.99%	2.79%
IDACORP	15.83%	9.23%	3.32%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ES or IDA?

Eversource Energy has higher revenue and earnings than IDACORP. IDACORP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eversource Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eversource Energy	$12.69B	1.90	$811.65M	$2.32	28.24
IDACORP	$1.81B	3.44	$261.20M	$5.63	20.44

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ES or IDA?

Eversource Energy received 255 more outperform votes than IDACORP when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 48.84% of users gave IDACORP an outperform vote while only 45.95% of users gave Eversource Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eversource Energy	Outperform Votes 465 45.95%	Underperform Votes 547 54.05%
IDACORP	Outperform Votes 210 48.84%	Underperform Votes 220 51.16%

Do analysts rate ES or IDA?

Eversource Energy currently has a consensus price target of $65.78, indicating a potential upside of 0.39%. IDACORP has a consensus price target of $122.86, indicating a potential upside of 6.74%. Given IDACORP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IDACORP is more favorable than Eversource Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eversource Energy	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
IDACORP	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has more volatility and risk, ES or IDA?

Eversource Energy has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDACORP has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ES or IDA?

80.0% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of IDACORP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of IDACORP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

IDACORP beats Eversource Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.