IDACORP (IDA) Competitors $122.62 +1.95 (+1.62%) Closing price 07/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$98.00 -24.62 (-20.08%) As of 07:00 AM 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. EVRG, LNT, AEE, ATO, BKH, CMS, NI, OGE, POR, and WECShould you be buying IDACORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IDACORP include Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), Atmos Energy (ATO), Black Hills (BKH), CMS Energy (CMS), NiSource (NI), OGE Energy (OGE), Portland General Electric (POR), and WEC Energy Group (WEC). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector. IDACORP vs. Its Competitors Evergy Alliant Energy Ameren Atmos Energy Black Hills CMS Energy NiSource OGE Energy Portland General Electric WEC Energy Group IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) and Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate IDA or EVRG? IDACORP presently has a consensus target price of $122.86, suggesting a potential upside of 0.19%. Evergy has a consensus target price of $74.06, suggesting a potential upside of 6.24%. Given Evergy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Evergy 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) 2.57Evergy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Does the media prefer IDA or EVRG? In the previous week, Evergy had 15 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Evergy and 6 mentions for IDACORP. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Evergy's score of 1.11 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IDACORP 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Evergy 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is IDA or EVRG more profitable? IDACORP has a net margin of 16.61% compared to Evergy's net margin of 14.87%. IDACORP's return on equity of 9.13% beat Evergy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IDACORP16.61% 9.13% 3.28% Evergy 14.87%8.84%2.73% Do institutionals and insiders believe in IDA or EVRG? 89.1% of IDACORP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Evergy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of IDACORP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Evergy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, IDA or EVRG? Evergy has higher revenue and earnings than IDACORP. Evergy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDACORP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIDACORP$1.81B3.66$289.17M$5.6321.78Evergy$5.85B2.74$873.50M$3.8018.34 Which has more risk and volatility, IDA or EVRG? IDACORP has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evergy has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is IDA or EVRG a better dividend stock? IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. IDACORP pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Evergy pays out 70.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. IDACORP has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Evergy has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Evergy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryIDACORP and Evergy tied by winning 10 of the 20 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 IDA 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 ExcelMetricIDACORPUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.62B$24.73B$15.88B$21.03BDividend Yield2.79%3.72%5.41%3.60%P/E Ratio21.7835.1220.2427.92Price / Sales3.664.21192.5868.05Price / Cash12.438.8519.0123.29Price / Book1.962.272.154.54Net Income$289.17M$1.43B$751.46M$993.24M7 Day Performance-0.18%-0.29%-0.84%-1.51%1 Month Performance6.27%1.81%20.43%3.16%1 Year Performance24.40%19.36%138.15%9.14% IDACORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IDAIDACORP4.1613 of 5 stars$122.62+1.6%$122.86+0.2%+25.6%$6.62B$1.81B21.782,141Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsEVRGEvergy3.5863 of 5 stars$69.06+0.2%$74.06+7.2%+21.8%$15.85B$5.85B18.174,731Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionLNTAlliant Energy4.0229 of 5 stars$64.56+0.7%$64.23-0.5%+15.4%$16.47B$3.98B22.262,998Positive NewsAEEAmeren4.0949 of 5 stars$99.29+0.6%$101.36+2.1%+27.6%$26.68B$7.62B22.018,981Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionATOAtmos Energy4.2981 of 5 stars$158.28+1.0%$156.95-0.8%+22.8%$24.88B$4.17B21.985,260Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBKHBlack Hills4.496 of 5 stars$57.60+1.4%$66.00+14.6%-3.0%$4.12B$2.13B14.692,841Positive NewsCMSCMS Energy3.4116 of 5 stars$72.22+0.4%$77.00+6.6%+13.6%$21.51B$7.52B21.438,324Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNINiSource4.1131 of 5 stars$41.74+2.0%$41.50-0.6%+34.7%$19.25B$5.46B21.757,746Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOGEOGE Energy3.8964 of 5 stars$45.12+1.3%$46.80+3.7%+17.1%$8.97B$2.99B18.412,291Positive NewsPORPortland General Electric2.3676 of 5 stars$40.73+1.8%$45.60+12.0%-11.8%$4.38B$3.44B14.092,915Earnings ReportWECWEC Energy Group4.2762 of 5 stars$108.21+0.4%$106.40-1.7%+29.1%$34.41B$8.60B20.777,017Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EVRG Alternatives LNT Alternatives AEE Alternatives ATO Alternatives BKH Alternatives CMS Alternatives NI Alternatives OGE Alternatives POR Alternatives WEC 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 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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