Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for IESC in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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NASDAQ: IESC
IES (IESC) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$322.09−2.04 (−0.6%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryThis week's coverage centers on IES's 2026 outlook, highlighting strong data center infrastructure demand as a driver of top-line growth, while noting that valuation multiples are stretched and depend on continued growth in that market.
IES closed at $322.09, down 0.6%, sitting between its 50-day average of $334.20 and 200-day average of $288.37, reflecting a mixed trend picture. The GekkoIndex reads 58.8, placing the stock in the Neutral zone. Price sits 4.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $309.18, a gap Gekko describes as within 5%. Over the past six months the stock has gained 35.9%, and over one year 69.5%, though the one-month return of -3.5% and three-month return of -10.9% point to recent softening after a strong run toward its 52-week high of $408.26.
The next earnings date falls on 20 November 2026, 52 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last report on 31 July 2026 beat estimates ($3.35 versus $2.42 expected) with a 26.9% reaction, part of a streak of 5 beats in 5 quarters. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 6.5% gain over 5 years, rising in 4 of those years. The sole covering analyst rates the stock a buy, with a consensus target of $440, implying 36.6% upside from current levels.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
IES price vs fair value
Close $322.09200-day averageGekko Fair Value $309.18
IES quick facts
- Market cap
- $12.83B
- P/E ratio
- 28.8
- Forward P/E
- 208.3
- EPS, TTM
- $11.25
- Revenue, TTM
- $3.99B
- Profit margin
- 11.4%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.78
- Volume
- 145,702 avg 270,630
- 1-year return
- +69.5%
- Typical daily move
- ±5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±9.7%
- 50-day average
- $334.20
- 200-day average
- $288.37
- Next earnings
- Nov 20
- Shares outstanding
- 39.85M
IES swing-trade checklist
IES scores 2 supportive, 3 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive3 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $322.09 sits between the 50-day ($334.20) and 200-day ($288.37) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
58.8, Neutral
Reading 58.8 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
4.2% above
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (4.2% above).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 52 days
Next report Nov 20, 2026, 52 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+6.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +6.5% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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IES stock chart and price history
IES closed at $322.09 on Sep 28, 2026, +69.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $170.07 to $408.26.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −3.5%
- 3 months
- −10.9%
- 6 months
- +35.9%
- 1 year
- +69.5%
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About IES
IES designs, builds and maintains electrical and technology systems for buildings and infrastructure across the United States. It is known for combining electrical construction with network and communications work, serving customers such as manufacturing plants, data centers, healthcare facilities, corporate offices, and renewable energy sites like wind and solar farms.
The company organizes its work into four areas. Commercial & Industrial handles electrical and mechanical design, construction, and maintenance for a wide range of facility types. Communications covers network infrastructure for data centers and other buildings, along with audiovisual, security, fire suppression, and wireless installations. Infrastructure Solutions repairs and manufactures equipment such as electric motors, generators, bus duct systems, lifting magnets, and railway components. Residential focuses on electrical work, cable installations, and solar systems for homes and apartment buildings.
IES was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. It previously operated as Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. before adopting its current name in May 2016. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker IESC.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Industrial services
- Industry
- Engineering & construction
- Website
- ies-co.com
IES GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
IES’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 58.8, in the Neutral zone, down 0.8 points over five sessions.
58.8Neutral
Down 0.8 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 74 | +1.3% | +5.4% |
| Accumulation | 288 | +1.7% | +5.4% |
| Neutral (current zone) | 641 | +1.4% | +6.0% |
| Distribution | 226 | +1.0% | +4.8% |
| Selling | 23 | −0.4% | −5.8% |
Average IESC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
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Is IES stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
IES trades 4.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $309.18, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what IES shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$309.18
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
4.2% above fair value · About fair value
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IES insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for IES, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in IESC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
IES has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $136K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.00%
- Trailing four quarters
- $19.59M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Sep 30
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold IESC.
0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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IES earnings: next date and track record
IES reports on Nov 20, 2026 (52 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 5 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 20, 2026
52 days away
- EPS estimate
- $2.81
- Revenue estimate
- $1.15B
5 of 5reports beat the EPS estimate
±9.9%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | $3.35 est $2.42 | $1.24B est $1.08B | +26.9% |
| May 1, 2026 | $5.44 est $3.95 | $974.2M est $1.01B | −2.7% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $4.51 est $3.94 | $871.0M est $876.0M | −15.5% |
| Nov 21, 2025 | $4.99 est $3.11 | $897.8M est $843.0M | +12.5% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $3.81 est $3.55 | $890.2M est $843.0M | −3.2% |
| May 2, 2025 | $3.50 | $834.0M | +13.7% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $2.72 | $749.5M | +1.5% |
| Nov 22, 2024 | $2.27 | $2.88B | +3.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
IES stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for IES is $440.00, +36.6% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$440.00consensus 12-month target, +36.6% from the last close
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | Freedom Capital Markets | $440 | +36.6% |
+6.0%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+6.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
IES seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, IES averaged +6.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.9% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +3.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +4.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +6.5% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +16.9% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, IESC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 9.7%.
IES market cap and key statistics
IES’s market cap is $12.83B, with a P/E ratio of 28.8 and revenue of $3.99B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $12.83B
- P/E ratio
- 28.8
- Forward P/E
- 208.3
- EPS, TTM
- $11.25
- Gekko Fair Value
- $309.18
Trading
- Volume
- 145,702
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 270,630
- 52-week high
- $408.26
- 52-week low
- $170.07
- Shares outstanding
- 39.85M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $3.99B
- Profit margin
- 11.4%
- Return on equity
- 44.5%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +98.7%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.78
- Typical daily move
- ±5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±9.7%
IES stock news this week
1 headline about IES from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- IES's 2026 Outlook: Data Center Infrastructure Drives Growth as Market Capacity ScalesThe Motley Fool, Sep 28
IES peers
IES’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| PWRQuanta Services | Neutral | 6.5% above |
| FIXComfort Systems USA | Neutral | 5.6% above |
| FERFerrovial | Accumulation | 20.0% below |
| EMEEMCOR | Neutral | 5.7% above |
| OTISOtis Worldwide | Accumulation | 16.5% below |
| APGAPi | Neutral | 1.2% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
IES stock FAQ
What is IES’s market cap?
IES’s market cap is $12.83B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $322.09, with 39.85M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 28.8.
What is the IES stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for IES is $440.00, +36.6% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is IES stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate IES is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $322.09 is 4.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $309.18. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does IES report earnings next?
IES is expected to report on Nov 20, 2026 (52 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.81 per share on revenue of $1.15B. IES beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 5 reports, moving 9.9% on average across the report.
What is IES’s 52-week high and low?
IES’s 52-week high is $408.26 and its 52-week low is $170.07; it closed at $322.09 on Sep 28, 2026, +69.5% over the past year.
Is IES stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (earnings risk and seasonality), 3 as mixed (trend, gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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