IES (IESC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IES Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: IESC) is an industrial technology and infrastructure services company that designs, manufactures and installs electrical and mechanical systems. The company serves customers across the data center, industrial, commercial, residential and communications markets.

Its businesses provide electrical contracting, power distribution and control systems, communications infrastructure, structured cabling and related installation services. IES also manufactures and integrates modular and engineered systems used in data centers and other mission-critical facilities, while its residential operations support electrical and other building-system needs for housing construction.

Founded in 1997, IES Holdings serves customers primarily in the United States through operating companies and facilities located across multiple regions. Its activities are focused on supporting the construction, expansion and operation of facilities that require reliable electrical, communications and infrastructure systems.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $323.04 to $345.78
• 50-Day Range: $124.06 to $396.98
• 52-Week Range: $170.07 to $408.26
• Volume: 225,153 shs
• Average Volume: 265,728 shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.72
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $277.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

IES Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IES scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 601st out of 668 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

IES has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

IES has a consensus price target of $277.25, representing about 19.8% downside from its current price of $345.71.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IES has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IES is 30.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.10.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IES is 30.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.60.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

IES has a P/B Ratio of 15.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.06% of the float of IES has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

IES has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.65.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in IES has recently increased by 81.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

IES does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

IES does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

IES has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for IES this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for IESC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added IES to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 83% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, IES insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $39,151,728.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

56.43% of the stock of IES is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.60% of the stock of IES is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Today: 9/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/20/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:IESC
• CIK: 1048268
• Web: www.ies-co.com
• Phone: (713) 860-1500
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 10,283
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for IES: $277.25
• High Price Target: $440.00
• Low Price Target: $114.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -19.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.72
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $303.06 million
• Net Margins: 11.40%
• Pretax Margin: 14.51%
• Return on Equity: 35.70%
• Return on Assets: 19.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.63
• Quick Ratio: 1.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.37 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.09
• Cash Flow: $8.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 39.27
• Book Value: $22.26 per share
• Price / Book: 15.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 39,850,000
• Free Float: 17,362,000
• Market Cap: $13.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.78