IES Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: IESC) has seen a rise in its stock price by 3.08% in relation to its previous close of $297.25. However, the company has experienced a 6.96% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-07-01 that HOUSTON, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IES Holdings, Inc. (or “IES” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IESC) announced today that the Company completed its previously-announced executive succession plan, with Matt Simmes becoming the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Jeff Gendell transitioning from Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chairman of the Board. In addition, Mr. Simmes has been appointed as a member of the Company’s Board.
Is It Worth Investing in IES Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: IESC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for IES Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: IESC) is 26.59x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for IESC is 1.67. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 as “overweight”, 0 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for IESC is 19.24M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.14% of that float. On July 04, 2025, IESC’s average trading volume was 173.98K shares.
IESC’s Market Performance
IESC stock saw an increase of 6.96% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 12.73% and a quarterly increase of 70.58%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.48%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.99% for IES Holdings Inc (IESC). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 9.16% for IESC stock, with a simple moving average of 34.91% for the last 200 days.
IESC Trading at 19.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IESC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.27% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.99%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.48%, as shares surge +13.51% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +72.61% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, IESC rose by +6.96%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +90.19% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $280.70. In addition, IES Holdings Inc saw 125.60% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IESC starting from GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL, who sold 5,764 shares at the price of $273.59 back on Jun 11 ’25. After this action, GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL now owns 10,917,554 shares of IES Holdings Inc, valued at $1,576,985 using the latest closing price.
GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL, the Chief Executive Officer of IES Holdings Inc, sale 27,144 shares at $275.92 during a trade that took place back on Jun 03 ’25, which means that GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL is holding 10,930,040 shares at $7,489,445 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IESC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11% for the present operating margin
- 0.25% for the gross margin
The net margin for IES Holdings Inc stands at 0.08%. The total capital return value is set at 0.4%. Equity return is now at value 37.73%, with 18.98% for asset returns.
Based on IES Holdings Inc (IESC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.6. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 252.07.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 343.11 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 1.95. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.70.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of IES Holdings Inc (IESC) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
