Idacorp, Inc (NYSE: IDA)’s stock price has gone decline by -0.12 in comparison to its previous close of 113.68, however, the company has experienced a -3.40% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-09 that BOISE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IDACORP, Inc. (NYSE: IDA) announced today that it has priced an upsized underwritten public offering of 4,504,505 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $111.00 per share. Subject to certain conditions, all shares are expected to be borrowed by the forward sellers, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, and Wells Fargo Securities (or their respective affiliates), from third parties and sold to the underwriters in the offering in connection with the forward.
Is It Worth Investing in Idacorp, Inc (NYSE: IDA) Right Now?
Idacorp, Inc (NYSE: IDA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 20.13x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.58. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for IDA is 53.77M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.96% of that float. On May 09, 2025, the average trading volume of IDA was 354.82K shares.
IDA’s Market Performance
IDA’s stock has seen a -3.40% decrease for the week, with a -1.04% drop in the past month and a 2.65% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.69%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.41% for Idacorp, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.03% for IDA’s stock, with a 3.59% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IDA
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to IDA, setting the target price at $117 in the report published on November 05th of the previous year.
IDA Trading at -2.13% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IDA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.69%, as shares sank -1.47% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.24% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IDA fell by -3.35%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $117.09. In addition, Idacorp, Inc saw 3.90% 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 IDA starting from Richins Adam J, who sale 1,500 shares at the price of $113.95 back on Feb 24 ’25. After this action, Richins Adam J now owns 14,611 shares of Idacorp, Inc, valued at $170,929 using the latest closing price.
Richins Adam J, the Officer of Idacorp, Inc, proposed sale 1,500 shares at $110.33 during a trade that took place back on Feb 24 ’25, which means that Richins Adam J is holding shares at $165,495 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IDA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Idacorp, Inc stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at -0.49. Equity return is now at value 9.60, with 3.35 for asset returns.
Based on Idacorp, Inc (IDA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.51 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.75.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 668.96 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.3. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.81.
Conclusion
To sum up, Idacorp, Inc (IDA) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
