IHS (IHS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IHS Holding Limited is a telecommunications infrastructure company that develops, owns, and operates shared communications infrastructure. Its core business is providing wireless telecommunications towers and related infrastructure that mobile network operators use to expand network coverage and capacity.

The company’s services include tower leasing, site management, power management, and infrastructure support. By allowing multiple telecommunications providers to share tower sites and related facilities, IHS helps operators deploy and maintain wireless networks while improving the efficiency of their infrastructure investments.

IHS has historically focused on emerging markets across Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, serving mobile network operators and other communications customers in those regions. The company was founded in 2001 and became a publicly traded company in 2021. Sam Darwish, a co-founder of IHS, has served as its chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.42 to $8.45
• 50-Day Range: $8.18 to $8.49
• 52-Week Range: $5.71 to $8.95
• Volume: 718,868 shs
• Average Volume: 822,576 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.85 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.06
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $8.80
• Consensus Rating: Hold

IHS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IHS scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 178th out of 239 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

IHS has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IHS has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IHS is 21.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IHS is 21.06, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.65.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.14% of the float of IHS has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

IHS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.57.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in IHS has recently decreased by 4.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

IHS does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

IHS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.18

News Sentiment

IHS has a news sentiment score of 0.18. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for IHS this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added IHS to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, IHS insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

17.54% of the stock of IHS is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/10/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IHS
• CIK: 1316360
• Web: www.ihs.com
• Phone: +1-303-7900600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,762
• Year Founded: 2001

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for IHS: $8.80
• High Price Target: $12.00
• Low Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $143.60 million
• Net Margins: 8.17%
• Pretax Margin: 37.82%
• Return on Equity: -832.09%
• Return on Assets: 11.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.93
• Quick Ratio: 1.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.80
• Cash Flow: $2.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.89
• Book Value: ($0.27) per share
• Price / Book: -31.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 338,340,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.85 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74