The stock price of Ivanhoe Electric Inc (AMEX: IE) has surged by 8.65 when compared to previous closing price of 8.44, but the company has seen a 14.05% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. newsfilecorp.com reported 2025-06-23 that Advanced United States Copper Project on Private Land with an After-Tax Net Present Value 8% of $1.9 Billion and a 24.0% Internal Rate of Return at Current COMEX Copper Price Updated Reserves and Mine Plan Support 100% Heap Leach Process Producing 1.4 Million Tonnes of Copper Cathode Over 23 Year Mine Life Low Initial Capital of $1.24 Billion and First Quartile Unit Cash Costs of $1.32 Per Pound of Copper Highly Engineered Study Will Be Used to Secure Project Financing Initial Construction Targeted for First Half 2026, with First Copper Cathode Production Projected in 2028 Significant Copper Resources Support Future Expansion Potential on Existing Land Package Phoenix, Arizona–(Newsfile Corp. – June 23, 2025) – Ivanhoe Electric Inc. (NYSE American: IE) (TSX: IE) (“Ivanhoe Electric”) Executive Chairman Robert Friedland and President and Chief Executive Officer Taylor Melvin are pleased to announce the completion of the Preliminary Feasibility Study (the “Study”) for the Company’s Santa Cruz Copper Project in Arizona. Located in the heart of Arizona, a state known for its prolific mining history and its booming technology industry, the Santa Cruz Copper Project is poised to become one of the nation’s next major domestic producers of refined copper.
Is It Worth Investing in Ivanhoe Electric Inc (AMEX: IE) Right Now?
IE has 36-month beta value of 0.82. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for IE is 83.99M, and currently, short sellers hold a 11.29% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of IE on June 26, 2025 was 816.36K shares.
IE’s Market Performance
IE’s stock has seen a 14.05% increase for the week, with a 32.13% rise in the past month and a 34.85% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.03%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.58% for Ivanhoe Electric Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 14.97% for IE stock, with a simple moving average of 22.04% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IE stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for IE by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for IE in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $18 based on the research report published on October 17, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Scotiabank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IE reach a price target of $14. The rating they have provided for IE stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on December 22nd, 2022.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to IE, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on September 28th of the previous year.
IE Trading at 29.39% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.40% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IE starting from Melvin Joseph Taylor, who purchase 50,000 shares at the price of $5.76 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, Melvin Joseph Taylor now owns 730,753 shares of Ivanhoe Electric Inc, valued at $288,000 using the latest closing price.
Boyd Graham Richard Thomas, the Senior VP, Exploration of Ivanhoe Electric Inc, purchase 5,000 shares at $5.83 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’25, which means that Boyd Graham Richard Thomas is holding 11,510 shares at $29,150 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -44.89 for the present operating margin
- -10.96 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ivanhoe Electric Inc stands at -31.63. The total capital return value is set at -0.39. Equity return is now at value -32.46, with -23.67 for asset returns.
Based on Ivanhoe Electric Inc (IE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.19 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.8. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.23. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -35.44.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -134.95 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 368.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.29for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.07.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Ivanhoe Electric Inc (IE) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
