IDACORP Valuation

Is IDA undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of IDA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: IDA ($96.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($97.26)

Significantly Below Fair Value: IDA is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for IDA?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

IDA key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA15.1x
PEG Ratio2.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does IDA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for IDA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.8x
POR Portland General Electric
17.1x9.2%US$4.5b
OTTR Otter Tail
12.5x-13.6%US$3.6b
PNM PNM Resources
42.6x20.7%US$3.4b
ALE ALLETE
15x6.5%US$3.5b
IDA IDACORP
19.2x8.4%US$4.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: IDA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.2x) compared to the peer average (21.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does IDA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Electric Utilities Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a9.1%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Industry Avg.n/a9.1%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: IDA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.2x) compared to the US Electric Utilities industry average (17.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is IDA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

IDA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio19.2x
Fair PE Ratio19.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: IDA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst IDA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$96.20
US$101.00
+5.0%
11.9%US$120.00US$88.00n/a6
Apr ’25US$92.09
US$100.00
+8.6%
10.6%US$120.00US$88.00n/a8
Mar ’25US$87.05
US$102.29
+17.5%
9.7%US$120.00US$93.00n/a7
Feb ’25US$94.45
US$102.86
+8.9%
9.3%US$120.00US$93.00n/a7
Jan ’25US$98.32
US$106.00
+7.8%
7.7%US$120.00US$97.00n/a7
Dec ’24US$98.48
US$105.43
+7.1%
8.1%US$120.00US$97.00n/a7
Nov ’24US$96.54
US$107.43
+11.3%
8.2%US$120.00US$93.00n/a7
Oct ’24US$93.65
US$110.60
+18.1%
7.1%US$120.00US$97.00n/a5
Sep ’24US$96.22
US$114.20
+18.7%
6.5%US$125.00US$105.00n/a5
Aug ’24US$101.47
US$115.00
+13.3%
6.0%US$125.00US$105.00n/a5
Jul ’24US$102.60
US$115.40
+12.5%
5.5%US$125.00US$107.00n/a5
Jun ’24US$103.63
US$115.40
+11.4%
5.5%US$125.00US$107.00n/a5
May ’24US$111.67
US$114.00
+2.1%
4.6%US$120.00US$107.00US$95.975
Apr ’24US$108.33
US$115.00
+6.2%
4.4%US$120.00US$108.00US$92.095
Mar ’24US$101.36
US$115.00
+13.5%
4.4%US$120.00US$108.00US$87.055
Feb ’24US$107.59
US$116.00
+7.8%
2.6%US$120.00US$112.00US$94.455
Jan ’24US$107.85
US$116.00
+7.6%
2.6%US$120.00US$112.00US$98.325
Dec ’23US$109.29
US$112.40
+2.8%
7.2%US$120.00US$102.00US$98.485
Nov ’23US$102.93
US$114.20
+10.9%
6.8%US$120.00US$99.00US$96.545
Oct ’23US$99.01
US$118.20
+19.4%
3.8%US$126.00US$113.00US$93.655
Sep ’23US$110.65
US$118.60
+7.2%
3.6%US$126.00US$113.00US$96.225
Aug ’23US$111.44
US$118.40
+6.2%
3.8%US$126.00US$112.00US$101.475
Jul ’23US$108.94
US$118.80
+9.1%
3.7%US$126.00US$112.00US$102.605
Jun ’23US$108.59
US$118.80
+9.4%
3.7%US$126.00US$112.00US$103.635
May ’23US$105.18
US$121.40
+15.4%
8.7%US$139.00US$108.00US$111.675

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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