IDACORP (IDA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IDACORP, Inc. is a diversified energy holding company headquartered in Boise, Idaho, whose primary subsidiary, Idaho Power Company, operates as a regulated electric utility. Through Idaho Power, the company provides generation, transmission and distribution services to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The company’s service territory spans southern Idaho and eastern Oregon, where it serves over half a million customers with a mix of hydroelectric, natural gas, wind and solar generation assets.

Idaho Power’s generation portfolio is anchored by a network of hydroelectric facilities along the Snake River system, complemented by natural-gas-fired plants and growing investments in renewable resources. The utility maintains more than 17,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines that connect its supply sources to customer load centers, while pursuing grid modernization and resource optimization initiatives to enhance reliability and cost-effectiveness.

Beyond its core regulated utility business, IDACORP holds interests in non-regulated energy ventures. These include IDACORP Financial LLC, which provides wholesale power services, natural gas storage capacity and trading operations. The company also evaluates and develops emerging energy solutions, such as distributed generation and demand-side management programs, to address evolving customer needs and regulatory requirements.

Founded in 1915 and reorganized under its current name in 1998, IDACORP has grown in step with the regional economy. The company employs approximately 2,000 people and maintains its corporate offices in Boise. Lisa Grow, President and Chief Executive Officer since 2018, leads a management team focused on safe operations, sustainable resource planning and delivering value for customers and shareholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $148.44 to $151.25
• 50-Day Range: $135.10 to $154.63
• 52-Week Range: $120.52 to $154.91
• Volume: 613,510 shs
• Average Volume: 585,062 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.76
• Dividend Yield: 2.37%
• Price Target: $155.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

IDACORP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IDACORP scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 97 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

IDACORP has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for IDACORP is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IDACORP has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.61%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for IDACORP are expected to grow by 8.61% in the coming year, from $6.39 to $6.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IDACORP is 24.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IDACORP is 24.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.13.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

IDACORP has a PEG Ratio of 2.96. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

IDACORP has a P/B Ratio of 2.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.34% of the float of IDACORP has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

IDACORP has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.55.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in IDACORP has recently decreased by 10.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

IDACORP pays a meaningful dividend of 2.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

IDACORP has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of IDACORP is 58.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, IDACORP will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.72% next year. This indicates that IDACORP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

IDACORP has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for IDACORP this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for IDA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added IDACORP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, IDACORP insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $211,425.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.33% of the stock of IDACORP is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.10% of the stock of IDACORP is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Record date for 6/1 Dividend: 5/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend: 5/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/01/2026
• Today: 7/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2026
• Record date for 8/31 Dividend: 8/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/31 Dividend: 8/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Electric Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IDA
• CIK: 1057877
• Web: www.idacorpinc.com
• Phone: (208) 388-2200
• Fax: 208-388-6916
• Employees: 2,185
• Year Founded: 1916

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for IDACORP: $155.14
• High Price Target: $167.00
• Low Price Target: $142.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.29
• P/E Growth: 2.96
• Net Income: $323.47 million
• Net Margins: 18.60%
• Pretax Margin: 18.59%
• Return on Equity: 9.40%
• Return on Assets: 3.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.01
• Current Ratio: 1.21
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.78 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.62
• Cash Flow: $10.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.80
• Book Value: $66.22 per share
• Price / Book: 2.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 55,408,000
• Free Float: 55,225,000
• Market Cap: $8.24 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.48