In the past week, IHS stock has gone up by 20.57%, with a monthly gain of 12.03% and a quarterly surge of 35.74%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.49%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.53% for IHS Holding Ltd The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 18.83% for IHS’s stock, with a 36.81% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in IHS Holding Ltd (NYSE: IHS) Right Now?
IHS has 36-month beta value of 1.06. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for IHS is 151.07M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.10% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of IHS on March 18, 2025 was 348.37K shares.
IHS) stock’s latest price update
IHS Holding Ltd (NYSE: IHS)’s stock price has increased by 13.17 compared to its previous closing price of 3.91. However, the company has seen a 20.57% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-18 that IHS Holding (IHS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.73 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.08 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.46 per share a year ago.
Analysts’ Opinion of IHS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IHS stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for IHS by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for IHS in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $5 based on the research report published on August 28, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IHS reach a price target of $3.50. The rating they have provided for IHS stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on July 01st, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to IHS, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on November 09th of the previous year.
IHS Trading at 22.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IHS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 5.58% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.49%, as shares surge +14.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +42.14% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IHS rose by +23.16%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +35.33% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.73. In addition, IHS Holding Ltd saw 51.54% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IHS starting from Synesael Colby A, who proposed sale 72,519 shares at the price of $2.85 back on Aug 13 ’24. After this action, Synesael Colby A now owns shares of IHS Holding Ltd, valued at $206,606 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IHS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.28 for the present operating margin
- 0.49 for the gross margin
The net margin for IHS Holding Ltd stands at -1.31. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value -21745.59, with -46.13 for asset returns.
Based on IHS Holding Ltd (IHS), the company’s capital structure generated 1.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at -8.76. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.74.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -998.47 million with net debt to EBITDA at -3.12. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.92. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.21for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.39. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.15.
Conclusion
To put it simply, IHS Holding Ltd (IHS) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
