NYSE: IHS

IHS (IHS) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$8.41−0.02 (−0.2%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

This week brings governance rather than operating news for IHS Holding: shareholders at the annual general meeting on 8 October elected eight directors, including Sam Darwish and Ursula Burns, to serve until the 2027 annual general meeting. No results, guidance, deal or regulatory headline accompanies this, so the item concerns board composition rather than the business itself.

IHS closes at $8.41, down 0.2% on the day, with the close sitting above both its 50-day average of $8.38 and its 200-day average of $8.18, and the 50-day above the 200-day. Over one month the stock is down 0.7%, while three-month and six-month returns are positive at 2.4% and 1.9%, and the one-year return stands at 25.3%. The GekkoIndex reads 56, placing IHS in the Neutral zone, and the price sits 2.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $8.23.

Earnings are due 10 November, 29 days away, before the open, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw an EPS miss against estimate with a 1.9% reaction, and quarterly reactions have averaged 6.7% in absolute terms. Seasonality for this calendar stretch has averaged -0.4% over five years, rising in 2 of them. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows, and consensus analyst coverage shows no listed buy, hold or sell ratings, with a consensus target of $8 and consensus upside of -4.9%.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

IHS price vs fair value

$8.41$8.23Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $8.41200-day averageGekko Fair Value $8.23

IHS quick facts

Market cap
$2.83B
P/E ratio
5.4
Forward P/E
9.3
EPS, TTM
$1.57
Revenue, TTM
$1.65B
Profit margin
8.6%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.74
Volume
289,326 avg 790,272
1-year return
+25.3%
Typical daily move
±0.6%
Typical 20-day move
±8.1%
50-day average
$8.38
200-day average
$8.18
Next earnings
Nov 10 before open
Shares outstanding
338.3M
52-week range
$5.71$8.95

IHS swing-trade checklist

IHS scores 1 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

1 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $8.41 is above the 50-day ($8.38) and 200-day ($8.18) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    56, Neutral

    Reading 56 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuemixed

    2.2% above

    Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (2.2% above).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 29 days

    Reports on Nov 10, 2026, 29 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −0.4% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −0.4% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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IHS stock chart and price history

IHS closed at $8.41 on Oct 12, 2026, +25.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $5.71 to $8.95.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
IHS share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$6$7$8NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct8.41

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−0.7%
3 months
+2.4%
6 months
+1.9%
1 year
+25.3%
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IHS GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

IHS’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 56, in the Neutral zone, down 1.1 points over five sessions.

010056Neutral

Down 1.1 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying32+2.7%+0.3%−0.2%+10.3%
Accumulation163+0.8%+3.3%+7.8%+12.5%
Neutral (current zone)448+1.0%+1.8%+2.5%+8.1%
Distribution34−3.4%−5.7%−2.4%+5.0%
Selling5Too few readings yet

Average IHS 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 IHS stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

IHS trades 2.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $8.23, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what IHS shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$8.23

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

2.2% above fair value · About fair value

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 1.9% above the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$8$8Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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IHS insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for IHS, 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.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for IHS in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in IHS were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

IHS has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2023
$4.32M
As a share of market cap
0.15%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Dec 31

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold IHS.

0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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IHS earnings: next date and track record

IHS reports on Nov 10, 2026, before the open (29 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.

4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.7%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−12.5%May ’24+16.4%Aug ’24−6.9%Nov ’24+3.1%Mar ’25+6.5%May ’25+1.8%Aug ’25−4.5%Nov ’25+1.9%Mar ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Mar 17, 2026−$0.23
est $0.06
−452.3%$397.8M
est $428.7M
−7.2%+1.9%
Nov 12, 2025$0.44
est $0.11
+300.0%$455.1M
est $428.7M
+6.2%−4.5%
Aug 12, 2025$0.10
est $0.05
+100.0%$433.3M
est $420.4M
+3.1%+1.8%
May 12, 2025$0.10
est $0.08
+18.5%——+6.5%
Mar 10, 2025$0.73
est $0.08
+811.4%——+3.1%
Nov 12, 2024−$0.61
est $0.08
−866.1%$420.3M
est $424.2M
−0.9%−6.9%
Aug 13, 2024−$0.36
est $0.12
−400.0%$435.4M
est $428.3M
+1.7%+16.4%
May 14, 2024−$4.67
est −$0.01
−46,600.0%$417.7M
est $393.9M
+6.0%−12.5%

“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.

IHS stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for IHS is $8.00, −4.9% from the last close.

$8.00consensus 12-month target, −4.9% from the last close
+2.5%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−0.4%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±0.6%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.

IHS seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, IHS averaged −0.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−6.4%2021+8.0%2022−5.6%2023−4.1%2024+2.8%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−2.4%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days−4.7%1 of 5
Next 15 trading days−1.2%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days−0.4%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days−1.9%1 of 5

For scale, IHS’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.1%.

IHS market cap and key statistics

IHS’s market cap is $2.83B, with a P/E ratio of 5.4 and revenue of $1.65B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$2.83B
P/E ratio
5.4
Forward P/E
9.3
EPS, TTM
$1.57
Gekko Fair Value
$8.23

Trading

Volume
289,326
Avg volume, 20 days
790,272
52-week high
$8.95
52-week low
$5.71
Shares outstanding
338.3M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$1.65B
Profit margin
8.6%
Return on equity
-6380%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+144.8%

Risk and income

Beta
0.74
Typical daily move
±0.6%
Typical 20-day move
±8.1%

IHS stock news this week

1 headline about IHS from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

IHS peers

IHS’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
PWRQuanta Services−1.3%Neutral12.7% above
FIXComfort Systems USA−3.6%Neutral4.1% above
FERFerrovial+0.4%Accumulation26.0% below
EMEEMCOR−0.8%Neutral6.5% above
OTISOtis Worldwide+1.2%Neutral15.9% below
APGAPi+0.3%Neutral5.6% above

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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IHS stock FAQ

What is IHS’s market cap?

IHS’s market cap is $2.83B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $8.41, with 338.3M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 5.4.

What is the IHS stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for IHS is $8.00, −4.9% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is IHS stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate IHS is about fair value: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $8.41 is 2.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $8.23. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does IHS report earnings next?

IHS is expected to report on Nov 10, 2026, before the market opens (29 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.30 per share on revenue of $420.5M. IHS beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.7% on average across the report.

What is IHS’s 52-week high and low?

IHS’s 52-week high is $8.95 and its 52-week low is $5.71; it closed at $8.41 on Oct 12, 2026, +25.3% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $18.48 on Oct 14, 2021.

Is IHS stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and fair value) and 2 as headwinds (earnings risk and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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