IPH (IPH) Stock Overview
Provides intellectual property (IP) services and products. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
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Analyst Price Targets
IPH Limited Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | AU$3.77 |
| 52 Week High | AU$5.66 |
| 52 Week Low | AU$3.16 |
| Beta | 0.11 |
| 1 Month Change | 8.96% |
| 3 Month Change | 6.50% |
| 1 Year Change | -19.44% |
| 3 Year Change | -53.05% |
| 5 Year Change | -41.64% |
| Change since IPO | 21.61% |
Recent News & Updates
Narrative Update • Apr 29
IPH: Share Buyback And Interim Dividend Will Support Future Re-Rating
Analysts have trimmed their price target on IPH by A$0.02 to reflect slightly lower discount rate and future P/E assumptions, while keeping revenue growth and profit margin expectations broadly unchanged. What's in the News The Board of Directors of IPH Limited authorized a share buyback plan on 19 February 2026 as part of the company’s capital management approach (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Apr 14
IPH: Share Buyback And Higher Interim Dividend Will Support Future Re-Rating
Analysts have left their fair value estimate for IPH unchanged at A$4.80, with only minor tweaks to the discount rate and long term assumptions. As a result, the latest price target shift is marginal in absolute terms.Narrative Update • Mar 31
IPH: Share Buyback And Rising Dividend Will Support Future Re-Rating
Analysts have nudged their price target on IPH slightly higher to A$4.80, reflecting small adjustments to the discount rate and long term assumptions on revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E that leave the overall valuation framework broadly unchanged. What's in the News The Board of Directors authorized a buyback plan on 19 February 2026, signaling continued focus on capital management (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 17
IPH: Share Buyback And Growing Dividends Will Support Future Re-Rating
Analysts have maintained their A$4.80 price target for IPH, citing only minor adjustments to discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions that do not materially change their assessment of the stock’s valuation. What's in the News The Board of Directors of IPH Limited authorized a buyback plan on 19 February 2026, adding a new capital management lever to the existing framework (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 03
IPH: Buyback And Rising Margins Will Drive Future Re-Rating
Analysts have trimmed their price target on IPH to A$4.80 from A$5.22. This reflects updated assumptions that include a lower fair value, a slightly higher discount rate, more cautious revenue growth and a reduced future P/E multiple, partly offset by a higher profit margin forecast.Recent updates
Narrative Update • Apr 29
IPH: Share Buyback And Interim Dividend Will Support Future Re-Rating
Analysts have trimmed their price target on IPH by A$0.02 to reflect slightly lower discount rate and future P/E assumptions, while keeping revenue growth and profit margin expectations broadly unchanged. What's in the News The Board of Directors of IPH Limited authorized a share buyback plan on 19 February 2026 as part of the company’s capital management approach (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Apr 14
IPH: Share Buyback And Higher Interim Dividend Will Support Future Re-Rating
Analysts have left their fair value estimate for IPH unchanged at A$4.80, with only minor tweaks to the discount rate and long term assumptions. As a result, the latest price target shift is marginal in absolute terms.Narrative Update • Mar 31
IPH: Share Buyback And Rising Dividend Will Support Future Re-Rating
Analysts have nudged their price target on IPH slightly higher to A$4.80, reflecting small adjustments to the discount rate and long term assumptions on revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E that leave the overall valuation framework broadly unchanged. What's in the News The Board of Directors authorized a buyback plan on 19 February 2026, signaling continued focus on capital management (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 17
IPH: Share Buyback And Growing Dividends Will Support Future Re-Rating
Analysts have maintained their A$4.80 price target for IPH, citing only minor adjustments to discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E assumptions that do not materially change their assessment of the stock’s valuation. What's in the News The Board of Directors of IPH Limited authorized a buyback plan on 19 February 2026, adding a new capital management lever to the existing framework (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 03
IPH: Buyback And Rising Margins Will Drive Future Re-Rating
Analysts have trimmed their price target on IPH to A$4.80 from A$5.22. This reflects updated assumptions that include a lower fair value, a slightly higher discount rate, more cautious revenue growth and a reduced future P/E multiple, partly offset by a higher profit margin forecast.Narrative Update • Feb 17
IPH: Index Removal And Higher Future P/E Will Set Up Re-Rating
Analysts have trimmed their price target on IPH by A$0.02. Slightly higher discount rate assumptions and small adjustments to fair value, revenue growth and profit margin forecasts are only partly offset by a higher future P/E multiple.
Narrative Update • Feb 03
IPH: Index Changes And CEO Transition Will Support Steady Future Outlook
Analysts have nudged their price targets for IPH slightly higher, reflecting updated assumptions around a fair value of A$3.95, a marginally lower discount rate and small changes in revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E expectations. Together, these factors support a modestly improved outlook for the shares.Narrative Update • Jan 20
IPH: Index Removal And Leadership Change Will Shape Steady Outlook
Analysts have trimmed their price target on IPH to A$3.95. This reflects updated assumptions that keep fair value steady while fine tuning discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin and future P/E inputs.Narrative Update • Jan 06
IPH: Index Removal And CEO Transition Will Set Up Future Re-Rating
Analysts have nudged their price target for IPH slightly lower, citing a modest recalibration of fair value, discount rate, revenue growth and profit margin assumptions, alongside a small adjustment to the forward P/E multiple. What's in the News IPH Limited was removed from the S&P/ASX 200 Index, reflecting a change in its index eligibility or weighting criteria rather than an operational update (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Dec 14
IPH: Leadership Transition Will Support Future Earnings Multiple Recovery
Analysts have trimmed their price target on IPH from A$4.90 to A$3.95. This reflects expectations of slightly higher discount rates, modestly stronger revenue growth, but lower future profit margins and valuation multiples.Narrative Update • Nov 28
IPH: Forward Margin Improvement Will Drive Upside Despite Leadership Transition
Analysts have revised their price target for IPH, lowering the fair value estimate from $5.86 to $5.46. This reflects expectations of slower revenue growth and a higher discount rate, while noting a modest improvement in profit margins and a decrease in the forward P/E ratio.Analysis Article • Nov 13
Shareholders Will Probably Hold Off On Increasing IPH Limited's (ASX:IPH) CEO Compensation For The Time Being
Key Insights IPH's Annual General Meeting to take place on 20th of November Salary of AU$1.38m is part of CEO Andrew...Analysis Article • Aug 27
IPH's (ASX:IPH) Solid Earnings May Rest On Weak Foundations
The market shrugged off IPH Limited's ( ASX:IPH ) solid earnings report. We think that investors might be worried about...Narrative Update • Aug 22
Integration Of Bereskin & Parr And Share Buyback To Benefit Shareholders
The consensus price target for IPH has been reduced from A$6.33 to A$5.86, primarily reflecting lower revenue growth forecasts and a contraction in the expected future P/E multiple. What's in the News IPH Limited declared a final dividend of 19.5 cps, 30% franked, up 3% on the previous year's final dividend; FY25 total dividends are 36.5 cps, up 4% on the prior year.
New Narrative • Feb 09
Canadian Acquisitions Will Expand IP Market Presence And Drive Future Growth
Acquisitions in Canada and regional operating models aim to expand market share and enhance management effectiveness, supporting revenue and earnings growth.Analysis Article • Dec 18
There's Reason For Concern Over IPH Limited's (ASX:IPH) Price
IPH Limited's ( ASX:IPH ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 23.1x might make it look like a sell right now compared...Analysis Article • Aug 31
We Think That There Are More Issues For IPH (ASX:IPH) Than Just Sluggish Earnings
The market shrugged off IPH Limited's ( ASX:IPH ) weak earnings report last week. We looked at the details, and we...Analysis Article • May 10
Subdued Growth No Barrier To IPH Limited's (ASX:IPH) Price
When close to half the companies in Australia have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") below 19x, you may consider...Analysis Article • Apr 06
IPH (ASX:IPH) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' So it might be obvious that you need to...Analysis Article • Sep 05
Should You Be Adding IPH (ASX:IPH) To Your Watchlist Today?
Investors are often guided by the idea of discovering 'the next big thing', even if that means buying 'story stocks...Analysis Article • Apr 17
Is IPH (ASX:IPH) A Risky Investment?
Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...Analysis Article • Feb 23
A Look At The Fair Value Of IPH Limited (ASX:IPH)
Key Insights IPH's estimated fair value is AU$7.85 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity IPH's AU$8.21 share price...Analysis Article • Nov 19
A Look At The Fair Value Of IPH Limited (ASX:IPH)
How far off is IPH Limited ( ASX:IPH ) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a...Analysis Article • Aug 21
IPH (ASX:IPH) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.16
IPH Limited's ( ASX:IPH ) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to A$0.16 on 16th of...Analysis Article • Jun 28
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of IPH Limited (ASX:IPH)
How far off is IPH Limited ( ASX:IPH ) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a...Analysis Article • Feb 19
IPH (ASX:IPH) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...Shareholder Returns
| IPH | AU Professional Services | AU Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.2% |
| 1Y | -19.4% | -7.1% | 5.8% |
Return vs Industry: IPH underperformed the Australian Professional Services industry which returned -7.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: IPH underperformed the Australian Market which returned 5.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| IPH volatility | |
|---|---|
| IPH Average Weekly Movement | 6.0% |
| Professional Services Industry Average Movement | 7.9% |
| Market Average Movement | 10.4% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in AU Market | 17.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in AU Market | 4.4% |
Stable Share Price: IPH has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Australian market.
Volatility Over Time: IPH's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 1,800 | Andrew Blattman | www.iphltd.com.au |
IPH Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides intellectual property (IP) services and products. It operates through three segments: Australian and New Zealand IP, Canadian IP, and Asian IP. The company offers IP services related to the provision of filing, prosecution, enforcement, and management of patents, designs, trade marks, legal services, and other IP.
IPH Limited Fundamentals Summary
| IPH fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | AU$961.47m |
| Earnings (TTM) | AU$72.70m |
| Revenue (TTM) | AU$728.50m |
13.3x
P/E Ratio1.3x
P/S RatioIs IPH overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| IPH income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$728.50m |
| Cost of Revenue | AU$276.80m |
| Gross Profit | AU$451.70m |
| Other Expenses | AU$379.00m |
| Earnings | AU$72.70m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.28 |
| Gross Margin | 62.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.98% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 57.4% |
How did IPH perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
9.7%
Current Dividend Yield140%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/11 16:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Industry and Sector Metrics
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Analyst Sources
IPH Limited is covered by 15 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Aryan Norozi | Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited |
| Conor O’Prey | Canaccord Genuity |
| Damen Kloeckner | CLSA |