IDACORP (IDA) has put fresh emphasis on income today by declaring a quarterly dividend of US$0.90 per share, payable on November 30, 2026, to shareholders of record as of November 5.
At a share price of US$140.68, IDACORP has seen short term momentum build recently, with a 7 day share price return of 3.39% and a 30 day share price return of 8.40%, even though the 90 day share price return is down 5.36% and the 1 year total shareholder return sits at 5.69%. This compares with a much stronger 3 year total shareholder return of 63.23% and 5 year total shareholder return of 52.41%, suggesting the dividend increase lands against a backdrop of solid longer term wealth creation but some mixed shorter term sentiment.
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The stock now trades around 7% below the average analyst target, while IDACORP’s own intrinsic value estimate points in the opposite direction. Is the recent dividend-fueled bounce still too cautious, or already generous?
Most Popular Narrative: 7% Undervalued
Against IDACORP’s last close at $140.68, the most followed narrative points to a fair value of about $151.44, which implies a modest valuation gap built on long term load growth and heavy grid investment.
Massive planned capital investments, with IDACORP expecting to spend between US$1.3b and US$1.5b on CapEx in 2026 and around US$7b from 2026 to 2030 on generation, storage and transmission projects such as B2H and SWIP North, are forecast to drive rate base from about US$5.3b in 2025 to around US$11b by 2030 and increase regulated earnings.
See why 4 investors see IDACORP as 7% undervalued.
Result: Fair Value of $151.44 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, the IDACORP story leans heavily on large industrial demand and smooth regulatory cost recovery, so weaker hydropower conditions or tighter rate decisions could quickly challenge this undervaluation pitch.
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Another View On IDACORP’s Valuation
On the flip side of the “7% undervalued” story, IDACORP’s current P/E of 24x screens as expensive compared with the US Electric Utilities industry on 20.6x, its peer group on 23.7x, and a fair ratio of 20.2x. That gap points to less room for error if growth or regulation disappoints, so which signal do you trust more?
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Next Steps
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