IHS (IHS) Projected to Post Earnings on Tuesday

IHS (NYSE:IHS) is expected to issue its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, May 19th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.3250 per share and revenue of $439.1560 million for the quarter. Parties can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM ET.

IHS (NYSE:IHS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Saturday, February 14th. The business services provider reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $397.80 million for the quarter. IHS had a negative return on equity of 661.41% and a net margin of 8.12%.

IHS Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE IHS opened at $8.25 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.14. IHS has a fifty-two week low of $5.10 and a fifty-two week high of $8.95. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $8.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.67. The stock has a market cap of $2.77 billion, a PE ratio of 20.11 and a beta of 0.74.

Insider Buying and Selling at IHS

In other news, EVP Stephen J. Howden sold 49,212 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.25, for a total value of $405,999.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 314,912 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,598,024. This represents a 13.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CEO Sam Darwish sold 124,275 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.24, for a total transaction of $1,024,026.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 436,015 shares in the company, valued at $3,592,763.60. The trade was a 22.18% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold 344,017 shares of company stock worth $2,826,243 in the last ninety days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of IHS. Merit Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of IHS by 28.0% in the 3rd quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 13,030 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $89,000 after acquiring an additional 2,848 shares during the last quarter. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in IHS in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in IHS by 545.3% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,704 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 3,975 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in IHS during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of IHS by 26.1% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 33,770 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 17.54% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on IHS. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of IHS from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. TD Cowen lowered shares of IHS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $17.00 to $8.50 in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Williams Trading set a $8.50 target price on IHS in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. New Street Research lowered IHS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Zacks Research cut IHS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $9.61.

IHS Company Profile

IHS Inc develops source of information, insight and analytics in different areas of business. The Company’s segments include Resources, Transportation and Consolidated Markets & Solutions. The Company’s Resources segment includes its Energy and Chemicals product offerings. Its Transportation segment includes its Automotive; Maritime & Trade, and Aerospace, Defense & Security product offerings. Its Consolidated Markets & Solutions segment includes its Product Design; Technology, Media & Telecom, and Economics & Country Risk product offerings.