IDACORP (IDA) Competitors

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IDA vs. EVRG, LNT, AEE, CMS, and DTE

Should you buy IDACORP stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares IDACORP with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with IDACORP include Evergy (EVRG), Alliant Energy (LNT), Ameren (AEE), CMS Energy (CMS), and DTE Energy (DTE). These companies are all part of the "util - elec pwr" industry.

How does IDACORP compare to Evergy?

Evergy (NASDAQ:EVRG) and IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Evergy has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IDACORP has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

87.2% of Evergy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of IDACORP shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Evergy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of IDACORP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Evergy pays out 73.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDACORP pays out 58.6% 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. Evergy has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and IDACORP has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Evergy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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 Ratio
Evergy$5.96B3.28$855.60M$3.7722.50
IDACORP$1.81B4.44$323.47M$6.0124.16

IDACORP has a net margin of 18.60% compared to Evergy's net margin of 14.63%. IDACORP's return on equity of 9.40% beat Evergy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Evergy14.63% 9.09% 2.75%
IDACORP 18.60%9.40%3.25%

Evergy presently has a consensus price target of $89.60, indicating a potential upside of 5.61%. IDACORP has a consensus price target of $148.57, indicating a potential upside of 2.30%. Given Evergy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Evergy is more favorable than IDACORP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Evergy
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
IDACORP
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

In the previous week, Evergy had 10 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Evergy and 2 mentions for IDACORP. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Evergy's score of 1.31 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Evergy
10 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)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Summary

Evergy beats IDACORP on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IDACORP compare to Alliant Energy?

IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) and Alliant Energy (NASDAQ:LNT) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Alliant Energy has higher revenue and earnings than IDACORP. Alliant Energy 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 Ratio
IDACORP$1.81B4.44$323.47M$6.0124.16
Alliant Energy$4.36B4.42$810M$3.1923.38

IDACORP has a net margin of 18.60% compared to Alliant Energy's net margin of 18.58%. Alliant Energy's return on equity of 11.37% beat IDACORP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IDACORP18.60% 9.40% 3.25%
Alliant Energy 18.58%11.37%3.38%

89.1% of IDACORP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Alliant Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of IDACORP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alliant Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

IDACORP has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Alliant Energy had 2 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Alliant Energy and 2 mentions for IDACORP. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Alliant Energy's score of 1.05 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
IDACORP
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Alliant Energy
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. IDACORP pays out 58.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliant Energy pays out 67.1% 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 increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Alliant Energy has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Alliant Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

IDACORP currently has a consensus price target of $148.57, suggesting a potential upside of 2.30%. Alliant Energy has a consensus price target of $76.60, suggesting a potential upside of 2.72%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alliant Energy is more favorable than IDACORP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IDACORP
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Alliant Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69

Summary

Alliant Energy beats IDACORP on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IDACORP compare to Ameren?

IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) and Ameren (NYSE:AEE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

IDACORP currently has a consensus price target of $148.57, suggesting a potential upside of 2.30%. Ameren has a consensus price target of $117.54, suggesting a potential upside of 5.04%. Given Ameren's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameren is more favorable than IDACORP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IDACORP
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Ameren
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. IDACORP pays out 58.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameren pays out 54.0% 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 Ameren has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Ameren is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

IDACORP has a net margin of 18.60% compared to Ameren's net margin of 17.17%. Ameren's return on equity of 10.94% beat IDACORP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IDACORP18.60% 9.40% 3.25%
Ameren 17.17%10.94%2.99%

IDACORP has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ameren has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ameren had 5 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameren and 2 mentions for IDACORP. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Ameren's score of 1.41 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
IDACORP
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Ameren
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

89.1% of IDACORP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Ameren shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of IDACORP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Ameren shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ameren has higher revenue and earnings than IDACORP. Ameren 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 Ratio
IDACORP$1.81B4.44$323.47M$6.0124.16
Ameren$8.80B3.52$1.46B$5.5620.13

Summary

IDACORP beats Ameren on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IDACORP compare to CMS Energy?

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

IDACORP has a net margin of 18.60% compared to CMS Energy's net margin of 12.55%. CMS Energy's return on equity of 12.17% beat IDACORP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IDACORP18.60% 9.40% 3.25%
CMS Energy 12.55%12.17%2.91%

In the previous week, CMS Energy had 9 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for CMS Energy and 2 mentions for IDACORP. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat CMS Energy's score of 1.26 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
IDACORP
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
CMS Energy
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. IDACORP pays out 58.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMS Energy pays out 63.0% 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 increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

IDACORP currently has a consensus target price of $148.57, indicating a potential upside of 2.30%. CMS Energy has a consensus target price of $80.17, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. Given CMS Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than IDACORP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IDACORP
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
CMS Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54

CMS Energy has higher revenue and earnings than IDACORP. CMS Energy 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 Ratio
IDACORP$1.81B4.44$323.47M$6.0124.16
CMS Energy$8.54B2.73$1.07B$3.6220.82

89.1% of IDACORP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of CMS Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of IDACORP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CMS Energy 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.

IDACORP has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CMS Energy has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

IDACORP beats CMS Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IDACORP compare to DTE Energy?

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

IDACORP has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DTE Energy has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the broader market.

89.1% of IDACORP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of DTE Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of IDACORP shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of DTE Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

IDACORP presently has a consensus target price of $148.57, indicating a potential upside of 2.30%. DTE Energy has a consensus target price of $156.67, indicating a potential upside of 4.84%. Given DTE Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DTE Energy is more favorable than IDACORP.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IDACORP
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
DTE Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79

IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. DTE Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. IDACORP pays out 58.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DTE Energy pays out 76.8% 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 DTE Energy has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. DTE Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, DTE Energy had 18 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for DTE Energy and 2 mentions for IDACORP. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat DTE Energy's score of 0.93 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
IDACORP
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
DTE Energy
8 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

IDACORP has a net margin of 18.60% compared to DTE Energy's net margin of 7.65%. DTE Energy's return on equity of 12.37% beat IDACORP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IDACORP18.60% 9.40% 3.25%
DTE Energy 7.65%12.37%2.84%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
IDACORP$1.81B4.44$323.47M$6.0124.16
DTE Energy$15.81B1.97$1.46B$6.0724.62

Summary

DTE Energy beats IDACORP on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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IDA vs. The Competition

MetricIDACORPUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$8.05B$29.13B$18.67B$23.13B
Dividend Yield2.47%3.45%3.99%4.06%
P/E Ratio24.1622.2020.2231.09
Price / Sales4.444.9844.0420.82
Price / Cash13.229.1719.2918.65
Price / Book2.193.202.464.66
Net Income$323.47M$1.56B$785.96M$1.07B
7 Day Performance1.65%-0.43%-0.51%-1.06%
1 Month Performance2.27%-0.82%-1.74%0.17%
1 Year Performance25.56%18.62%14.62%24.36%

IDACORP Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IDA
IDACORP
4.1336 of 5 stars
$145.23
+1.8%
$148.57
+2.3%
+25.7%$8.05B$1.81B24.162,185
EVRG
Evergy
3.9533 of 5 stars
$83.44
-0.5%
$89.60
+7.4%
+23.9%$19.33B$5.96B22.134,691
LNT
Alliant Energy
3.0573 of 5 stars
$73.55
+0.6%
$76.60
+4.1%
+20.9%$18.88B$4.36B23.062,948
AEE
Ameren
4.5469 of 5 stars
$109.69
+0.6%
$117.54
+7.2%
+16.0%$30.17B$8.80B19.738,913
CMS
CMS Energy
4.0758 of 5 stars
$73.64
+0.1%
$80.17
+8.9%
+7.2%$22.73B$8.54B20.348,350

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