IHS (IHS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IHS Inc. develops source of information, insight and analytics in different areas of business. The Company's segments include Resources, Transportation and Consolidated Markets & Solutions. The Company's Resources segment includes its Energy and Chemicals product offerings. Its Transportation segment includes its Automotive; Maritime & Trade, and Aerospace, Defense & Security product offerings. Its Consolidated Markets & Solutions segment includes its Product Design; Technology, Media & Telecom, and Economics & Country Risk product offerings. It provides authoritative analysis and forecasts of sales and production for light vehicles, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, powertrain, components and technology systems across various markets. Its product design offerings include content and analysis on various engineering and technical standards, codes, reference books, journals, and other scientific and technical documents, as well as software-based engineering decision engines.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.08 to $3.16
• 50-Day Range: N/A
• 52-Week Range: $2.44 to $6.43
• Volume: 114,861 shs
• Average Volume: 649,644 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.02
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.53
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

IHS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IHS scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 685th out of 1,336 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

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

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IHS 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: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for IHS are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($5.58) to $0.55 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IHS is 22.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IHS is 22.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 52.31.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.30% 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 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in IHS has recently increased by 45.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.30% 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 0.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in IHS has recently increased by 45.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for IHS this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 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

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

IHS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were IHS's earnings last quarter?

IHS Holding Limited (NYSE:IHS) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 12th. The business services provider reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.07. The business services provider earned $433.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $425.59 million. IHS had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 52.51% and a net margin of 6.41%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did IHS IPO?

IHS (IHS) raised $405 million in an IPO on Thursday, October 14th 2021. The company issued 18,000,000 shares at $21.00-$24.00 per share.

Who are IHS's major shareholders?

IHS's top institutional investors include Aberdeen Group plc (0.76%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.72%), BNP Paribas Financial Markets (0.71%) and Helikon Investments Ltd (0.70%).
View institutional ownership trends.

What other stocks do shareholders of IHS own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that IHS investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AU Optronics (AUOTY), American Water Works (AWK) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2025
• Today: 8/18/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Comm Infrastructure
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IHS
• CIK: 1316360
• Web: www.ihs.com
• Phone: +1-303-7900600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,988
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for IHS: $10.53
• High Price Target: $17.00
• Low Price Target: $6.25
• Potential Upside/Downside: +49.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($7.00)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$1.63 billion
• Net Margins: 6.41%
• Pretax Margin: 10.05%
• Return on Equity: -52.51%
• Return on Assets: 2.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.54
• Quick Ratio: 1.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.38
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($0.89) per share
• Price / Book: -7.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 335,520,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.36 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87