IDACORP (IDA) Competitors $117.96 +0.19 (+0.16%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends IDA vs. FE, ES, PNW, OGE, POR, MGEE, ALE, OTTR, HE, and UTLShould you be buying IDACORP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IDACORP include FirstEnergy (FE), Eversource Energy (ES), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), OGE Energy (OGE), Portland General Electric (POR), MGE Energy (MGEE), ALLETE (ALE), Otter Tail (OTTR), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), and Unitil (UTL). These companies are all part of the "electric utilities" industry. IDACORP vs. FirstEnergy Eversource Energy Pinnacle West Capital OGE Energy Portland General Electric MGE Energy ALLETE Otter Tail Hawaiian Electric Industries Unitil IDACORP (NYSE:IDA) and FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking. Which has higher valuation and earnings, IDA or FE? FirstEnergy has higher revenue and earnings than IDACORP. IDACORP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstEnergy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIDACORP$1.77B3.56$261.20M$5.3921.89FirstEnergy$13.44B1.79$1.10B$1.5526.92 Is IDA or FE more profitable? IDACORP has a net margin of 15.35% compared to FirstEnergy's net margin of 6.64%. FirstEnergy's return on equity of 11.38% beat IDACORP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IDACORP15.35% 9.17% 3.27% FirstEnergy 6.64%11.38%2.93% Is IDA or FE a better dividend stock? IDACORP pays an annual dividend of $3.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. FirstEnergy pays an annual dividend of $1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. IDACORP pays out 63.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FirstEnergy pays out 109.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. IDACORP has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Do analysts rate IDA or FE? IDACORP presently has a consensus price target of $108.83, suggesting a potential downside of 7.74%. FirstEnergy has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.23%. Given FirstEnergy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FirstEnergy is more favorable than IDACORP.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IDACORP 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33FirstEnergy 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IDA or FE? 89.1% of IDACORP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of FirstEnergy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of IDACORP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of FirstEnergy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, IDA or FE? IDACORP has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstEnergy has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IDA or FE? FirstEnergy received 394 more outperform votes than IDACORP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.13% of users gave FirstEnergy an outperform vote while only 49.40% of users gave IDACORP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIDACORPOutperform Votes20649.40% Underperform Votes21150.60% FirstEnergyOutperform Votes60056.13% Underperform Votes46943.87% Does the media prefer IDA or FE? In the previous week, FirstEnergy had 15 more articles in the media than IDACORP. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for FirstEnergy and 4 mentions for IDACORP. IDACORP's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat FirstEnergy's score of 0.67 indicating that IDACORP is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IDACORP 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FirstEnergy 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryFirstEnergy beats IDACORP on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Paradigm Press[Urgent] Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. Then, he did it again with Tesla… which is up more than 19,500% since 2010. For perspective, that turns $100 invested into almost $20,000! And now, Elon could be set to do it for the third and final time… with what might be his biggest breakthrough yet. And for the first time ever, you have the rare chance to profit BEFORE the upcoming IPO.Click here now for the urgent details on this hidden play. Get IDACORP News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IDA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IDA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIDACORPElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.28B$13.93B$12.21B$19.89BDividend Yield2.94%4.39%4.04%3.54%P/E Ratio21.8916.12101.0742.58Price / Sales3.568,690.3531.5418.13Price / Cash12.868.8918.3217.85Price / Book2.052.102.335.59Net Income$261.20M$666.62M$610.50M$985.39M7 Day Performance0.52%2.58%0.31%-0.19%1 Month Performance12.59%1.99%-0.06%0.14%1 Year Performance21.72%26.43%9.02%23.70% IDACORP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IDAIDACORP4.7833 of 5 stars$117.96+0.2%$108.83-7.7%+21.7%$6.27B$1.77B21.892,112FEFirstEnergy4.6617 of 5 stars$41.73+0.4%$46.00+10.2%+11.5%$23.96B$12.87B26.9212,042Short Interest ↓ESEversource Energy4.6746 of 5 stars$61.61-0.1%$70.46+14.4%+5.7%$22.60B$11.91B0.0010,171Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPNWPinnacle West Capital3.6517 of 5 stars$91.79+0.9%$82.04-10.6%+28.0%$10.44B$5.02B17.386,133Analyst DowngradeOGEOGE Energy4.116 of 5 stars$43.11-0.1%$39.40-8.6%+24.3%$8.67B$2.67B22.342,329Positive NewsPORPortland General Electric3.7693 of 5 stars$46.88-0.1%$48.86+4.2%+14.8%$4.95B$2.92B13.992,842Positive NewsMGEEMGE Energy3.2758 of 5 stars$103.89-0.6%$74.00-28.8%+41.4%$3.78B$690.43M31.77700News CoveragePositive NewsALEALLETE4.0944 of 5 stars$64.36-0.3%$62.00-3.7%+15.5%$3.73B$1.88B20.631,560Positive NewsOTTROtter Tail3.0302 of 5 stars$79.65-0.4%N/A+3.3%$3.35B$1.35B11.002,655Positive NewsHEHawaiian Electric Industries1.3603 of 5 stars$10.48-0.9%$10.75+2.6%-22.3%$1.82B$3.68B0.003,706Analyst ForecastUTLUnitil2.7663 of 5 stars$59.27+0.9%N/A+20.2%$951.12M$557.10M20.23536 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FE Alternatives ES Alternatives PNW Alternatives OGE Alternatives POR Alternatives MGEE Alternatives ALE Alternatives OTTR Alternatives HE Alternatives UTL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:IDA) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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