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IDACORP INC IDA
IDACORP INC (IDA) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.23% (safety: moderate). FY2025 revenue was $1.7B at a 18.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-04-21 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-04-08 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-02-24 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-02-20 | Mizuho | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-02-20 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.006 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.223 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.035 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.538 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDA | IDACORP INC | 5/9 | 1.49 | 26.2 | -1.2% |
| CWEN | Clearway Energy, Inc. | 4/9 | 0.73 | 45.8 | +4.2% |
| TXNM | TXNM ENERGY INC | 3/9 | 0.65 | — | +9.9% |
| OTTR | Otter Tail Corp | 5/9 | 3.26 | 13.8 | -2% |
| XIFR | XPLR Infrastructure, LP | 4/9 | — | — | -3.4% |
| BKH | BLACK HILLS CORP /SD/ | 5/9 | 1.48 | 19.9 | +8.6% |
| AQN | ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP. | 6/9 | 0.14 | 36.1 | +4.9% |
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About IDACORP INC
IDACORP, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, purchase, and sale of electric energy in the United States. The company operates 17 hydropower generating plants located in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon; and three natural gas-fired plants situated in southern Idaho, as well as interests in a coal-fired and natural gas-fired steam generating plant located in Wyoming; and interests in a coal-fired steam generating plant situated in Nevada. As of December 31, 2025, it had approximately 4,730 pole miles of high-voltage transmission lines; 23 step-up transmission substations located at power plants; 21 transmission substations; 12 switching stations; 31 mixed-use transmission and distribution substations; 188 energized distribution substations; approximately 30,020 linear miles of distribution lines; and a capacity of 1,228 MWh of battery storage. The company provides electric utility services to approximately 664,000 retail customers in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon. It serves commercial and industrial customers, which involved in food processing, electronics and general manufacturing, agriculture, health care, government, education, and information technology. The company also invests in housing and other real estate tax credit investments. IDACORP, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
FAQ
Is IDA financially healthy?
IDACORP INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does IDA pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. IDACORP INC pays a dividend yielding about 2.23% with a 58.3% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is IDA?
In FY2025, IDACORP INC had a net margin of 18.5% and a return on equity of 9.0%.
Is IDA overvalued or undervalued?
IDACORP INC trades at about 24.1× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.0×–24.3×, median 20.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for IDA?
The average Wall-Street price target for IDACORP INC is $153.00, about 7.8% above the recent price, from 10 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is IDA a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on IDACORP INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 26.2×, a dividend yield of 2.23%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.