IDACORP (IDA) Competitors

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

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), Atmos Energy (ATO), and CMS Energy (CMS). These companies are all part of the "utilities" sector.

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 businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

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
Evergy	14.63%	9.09%	2.75%
IDACORP	18.60%	9.40%	3.25%

Evergy currently has a consensus price target of $89.60, indicating a potential upside of 8.66%. IDACORP has a consensus price target of $150.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.36%. Given Evergy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 8 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Evergy and 6 mentions for IDACORP. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Evergy's score of 0.83 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evergy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IDACORP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Evergy pays an annual dividend of $2.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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 a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IDACORP has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Evergy	$5.96B	3.19	$855.60M	$3.77	21.87
IDACORP	$1.81B	4.35	$323.47M	$6.01	23.69

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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

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
IDACORP	18.60%	9.40%	3.25%
Alliant Energy	18.58%	11.37%	3.38%

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

In the previous week, IDACORP had 2 more articles in the media than Alliant Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for IDACORP and 4 mentions for Alliant Energy. Alliant Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat IDACORP's score of 0.96 indicating that Alliant Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IDACORP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alliant Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

IDACORP presently has a consensus price target of $150.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.36%. Alliant Energy has a consensus price target of $76.60, suggesting a potential upside of 5.95%. Given Alliant Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Alliant Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. 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 raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Alliant Energy has raised 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.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IDACORP	$1.81B	4.35	$323.47M	$6.01	23.69
Alliant Energy	$4.36B	4.28	$810M	$3.19	22.66

IDACORP has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliant Energy has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

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 superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

IDACORP presently has a consensus target price of $150.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.36%. Ameren has a consensus target price of $117.31, suggesting a potential upside of 7.60%. Given Ameren's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

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

IDACORP has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ameren has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

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
IDACORP	18.60%	9.40%	3.25%
Ameren	17.17%	10.94%	2.99%

IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ameren pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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.

In the previous week, Ameren had 4 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ameren and 6 mentions for IDACORP. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Ameren's score of 0.89 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IDACORP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameren	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IDACORP	$1.81B	4.35	$323.47M	$6.01	23.69
Ameren	$8.80B	3.43	$1.46B	$5.56	19.61

Summary

IDACORP and Ameren tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IDACORP compare to Atmos Energy?

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

Atmos Energy currently has a consensus target price of $182.11, suggesting a potential upside of 1.34%. IDACORP has a consensus target price of $150.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.36%. Given IDACORP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IDACORP is more favorable than Atmos Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
IDACORP	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

90.2% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of IDACORP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Atmos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of IDACORP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Atmos Energy has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IDACORP has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Atmos Energy has a net margin of 27.58% compared to IDACORP's net margin of 18.60%. Atmos Energy's return on equity of 9.59% beat IDACORP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atmos Energy	27.58%	9.59%	4.64%
IDACORP	18.60%	9.40%	3.25%

Atmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Atmos Energy pays out 49.1% 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. Atmos Energy has increased its dividend for 41 consecutive years and IDACORP has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Atmos Energy had 9 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Atmos Energy and 6 mentions for IDACORP. Atmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat IDACORP's score of 0.96 indicating that Atmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atmos Energy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IDACORP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Atmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than IDACORP. Atmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDACORP, 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
Atmos Energy	$4.70B	6.38	$1.20B	$8.14	22.08
IDACORP	$1.81B	4.35	$323.47M	$6.01	23.69

Summary

Atmos Energy beats IDACORP on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IDACORP compare to CMS Energy?

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

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
CMS Energy	12.55%	12.17%	2.91%
IDACORP	18.60%	9.40%	3.25%

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

CMS Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. CMS Energy pays out 63.0% 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. CMS Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and IDACORP has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

CMS Energy has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IDACORP has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

CMS Energy currently has a consensus target price of $81.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.67%. IDACORP has a consensus target price of $150.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.36%. Given CMS Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe CMS Energy is more favorable than IDACORP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CMS Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
IDACORP	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CMS Energy	$8.54B	2.63	$1.07B	$3.62	20.10
IDACORP	$1.81B	4.35	$323.47M	$6.01	23.69

In the previous week, CMS Energy had 3 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CMS Energy and 6 mentions for IDACORP. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat CMS Energy's score of 0.79 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CMS Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IDACORP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

CMS Energy beats IDACORP on 11 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

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Metric	IDACORP	UTIL Industry	Utilities Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$7.96B	$29.23B	$19.20B	$22.97B
Dividend Yield	2.45%	3.14%	3.76%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	23.69	22.92	22.48	28.29
Price / Sales	4.35	5.44	49.17	24.58
Price / Cash	13.35	9.53	19.52	25.11
Price / Book	2.16	2.69	2.35	4.73
Net Income	$323.47M	$1.54B	$777.56M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-0.45%	-1.44%	-0.16%	-1.11%
1 Month Performance	-1.97%	-3.38%	-1.51%	1.36%
1 Year Performance	28.29%	22.69%	22.29%	24.41%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
IDA IDACORP	3.7799 of 5 stars	$142.38 -0.9%	$150.00 +5.4%	+28.3%	$7.96B	$1.81B	23.69	2,185	Analyst Upgrade
EVRG Evergy	4.5607 of 5 stars	$83.43 +2.0%	$89.60 +7.4%	+27.3%	$18.85B	$5.96B	22.13	4,691	Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade
LNT Alliant Energy	3.4866 of 5 stars	$72.47 +1.0%	$76.60 +5.7%	+19.6%	$18.53B	$4.36B	22.72	2,948	Positive News
AEE Ameren	4.1259 of 5 stars	$110.02 +0.9%	$117.31 +6.6%	+15.6%	$30.17B	$8.80B	19.79	8,913	Analyst Upgrade Options Volume
ATO Atmos Energy	3.9064 of 5 stars	$181.92 +0.6%	$182.11 +0.1%	+16.9%	$30.19B	$4.70B	22.35	5,487	Positive News

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