Ivanhoe Electric Inc. (IE)Basic Materials | Copper | Tempe, United States | NYSE American
9.39 USD
+0.56
(6.342%)
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(July 14, 2026, 9:50 a.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:52 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals and a lack of shareholder returns. The company is burning cash, with operating cash flow and free cash flow both deeply negative, while returning equity to shareholders via option exercises rather than dividends. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt significantly outweighing equity, and the return on assets is negative. Although revenue growth is positive at 16.7%, the market has punished the stock with a multi-year decline, evidenced by two consecutive years of negative annual returns ending recently. This price action confirms that investors view the current valuation as unjustified despite the growth headline. On the short end, the options market is screaming caution; the sheer volume of put open interest suggests traders are betting against a bounce or preparing for further drops. With no dividend to provide income and a high risk of permanent capital loss due to the balance sheet stress, this is a speculative trap rather than an investment opportunity. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.135452 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.142733 |
| AutoETS | 0.142734 |
| AutoTheta | 0.143825 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 4.73 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.227 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.20 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 6.481 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.024 |
| Market Cap | 1,486,358,144 |
| Forward P/E | -21.34 |
| Beta | 1.24 |
| Website | https://ivanhoeelectric.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 4:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts relative to calls. The July expiration shows a stark imbalance with 10,000 contracts of put open interest versus only 363 for calls, indicating a strong hedging or bearish bet on a drop below $7.50. While some call volume exists at distant strikes ($35), the overwhelming capital deployment is in puts, suggesting the market expects significant volatility or a decline rather than a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.13261294 |
| Address1 | 450 E Rio Salado Parkway |
| Address2 | Suite 130 |
| All Time High | 21.55 |
| All Time Low | 4.5 |
| Ask | 9.19 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,989,870 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,163,980 |
| Average Volume | 2,163,980 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,989,870 |
| Beta | 1.236 |
| Bid | 9.16 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 3.42 |
| City | Tempe |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 9.39 |
| Current Ratio | 6.251 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 9.39 |
| Day Low | 9.065 |
| Debt To Equity | 6.481 |
| Display Name | Ivanhoe Electric |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,960,000 |
| Ebitda | -108,786,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -10.559 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 341.151 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,148,656,768 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.16 |
| Eps Forward | -0.44 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.28 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 11.6842 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.2942 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.19635062 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -13.261294 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 21.55 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -12.159999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5642691 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.443 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.9470005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.11216398 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.443 - 21.55 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,656,423,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 125,963,701 |
| Forward Eps | -0.44 |
| Forward P E | -21.34091 |
| Free Cashflow | -59,182,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 286 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.64776003 |
| Gross Profits | 2,181,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.1973 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.77314 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 158,291,593 |
| Industry | Copper |
| Industry Disp | Copper |
| Industry Key | copper |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,022-06-28 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Ivanhoe Electric Inc. engages in exploration and development of minerals in the United States, Canada, and China. It primarily explores copper, gold, silver, nickel, cobalt, and platinum group elements deposits. The company's flagship projects are the Santa Cruz Project, a copper exploration project that comprises 6,000 acres on private land and associated water rights located in Arizona. Ivanhoe Electric Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. |
| Long Name | Ivanhoe Electric Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,486,358,144 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_715542551 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -33,623,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,397,714,766 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 9.16 |
| Operating Cashflow | -106,039,000 |
| Operating Margins | -32.59557 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 480 656 5821 |
| Previous Close | 8.83 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -58.687504 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.745614 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 441.44882 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 6.132 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.57143 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.5600004 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 6.3420205 |
| Regular Market Day High | 9.39 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 9.065 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 9.065 - 9.39 |
| Regular Market Open | 9.16 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 8.83 |
| Regular Market Price | 9.39 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,784,037,053 |
| Regular Market Volume | 98,130 |
| Return On Assets | -0.14191 |
| Return On Equity | -0.022119999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.167 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.024 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 158,291,593 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0641 |
| Shares Short | 10,142,981 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,482,631 |
| Short Name | Ivanhoe Electric Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.08140001 |
| Short Ratio | 3.91 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | AZ |
| Symbol | IE |
| Target High Price | 28.5 |
| Target Low Price | 18.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 21.41667 |
| Target Median Price | 20.5 |
| Total Cash | 289,820,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.831 |
| Total Debt | 35,366,000 |
| Total Revenue | 3,367,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.28 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.9352 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.5451994 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.32616678 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 98,130 |
| Website | https://ivanhoeelectric.com |
| Zip | 85,281 |