IHS Holding Limited (IHS)Real Estate | Real Estate Services | London, United Kingdom | NYSE
8.44 USD
+0.02
(0.238%)
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(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:02 a.m. EDT
The investment thesis here is fractured by a looming existential event. While the company boasts impressive profitability margins and a low trailing P/E, the balance sheet is compromised by negative book value and substantial debt, creating a fragile foundation. The recent price action shows a massive one-year recovery, yet the underlying trajectory remains volatile due to the pending merger with MTN Group. This deal acts as a double-edged sword: it offers a potential catalyst for a re-rating if approved, but the heavy put positioning suggests significant fear of failure. Without a confirmed closing date or regulatory approval, the stock is essentially a lottery ticket on a corporate restructuring rather than a stable income or growth vehicle. The lack of dividends further strips away the safety margin for a long-term holder. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.014188 |
| AutoETS | 0.015078 |
| AutoTheta | 0.015936 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.035710 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 8.41 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.257 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.40 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Revenue per Share | 4.894 |
| Market Cap | 2,855,595,776 |
| Trailing P/E | 5.38 |
| Forward P/E | 15.35 |
| Beta | 0.74 |
| Profit Margins | 8.63% |
| Website | https://www.ihstowers.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11:02 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a binary event driven by the pending merger agreement rather than organic price movement. The October expiration shows heavy out-of-the-money call volume at the $10 strike, suggesting a bet on a significant upside gap if the deal closes favorably. Conversely, the January and April expirations are dominated entirely by in-the-money put volume at the $7.50 strike, indicating a hedge against deal failure or regulatory rejection. Implied volatility is elevated for the near term, reflecting this event-driven uncertainty.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.26616538 |
| Address1 | 1 Cathedral Piazza |
| Address2 | 123 Victoria Street |
| All Time High | 18.48 |
| All Time Low | 2.18 |
| Ask | 8.45 |
| Ask Size | 9,600 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.3 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 869,750 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,071,373 |
| Average Volume | 1,071,373 |
| Average Volume10Days | 869,750 |
| Beta | 0.737 |
| Bid | 8.38 |
| Bid Size | 21,100 |
| Book Value | -0.537 |
| City | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 8.44 |
| Current Ratio | 1.926 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 8.44 |
| Day Low | 8.42 |
| Display Name | IHS |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,762,954,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,762,954,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,451,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,313,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,313,800 |
| Ebitda | 700,600,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.42571998 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 7.522 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.202 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,270,121,472 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.72 |
| Eps Forward | 0.55 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.57 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 8.3888 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.051199913 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0061033657 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 26.616537 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 8.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.5100002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.056983266 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.71 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.7299995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4781085 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.71 - 8.95 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,634,218,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 106,335,338 |
| Forward Eps | 0.55 |
| Forward P E | 15.345453 |
| Free Cashflow | -325,249,984 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 2,344 |
| Fullday Change | 0.019999504 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.23752381 |
| Fullday Price | 8.44 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.54026 |
| Gross Profits | 889,100,032 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.37829 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.59661996 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 338,340,734 |
| Industry | Real Estate Services |
| Industry Disp | Real Estate Services |
| Industry Key | real-estate-services |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-10-14 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | IHS Holding Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops, owns, and operates shared communications infrastructure in Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa, and Zambia. The company offers colocation and lease amendment services, which allows customers to lease space on existing towers alongside current tenants, install additional equipment on a tower, and request for ancillary services; build-to-suit sites; in-building solutions and distributed antenna systems, which allows customers to lease space in secure locations within large building complexes, such as shopping malls, stadiums, and airports; non-intrusive small cell installation services on commercial premises, lampposts, and poles; fiber-to-the-tower connectivity services; rural telephony services; and managed services, including maintenance, security, and power supply services. It serves communication service providers, mobile network operators, internet service providers, broadcasters, security functions, and private corporations. IHS Holding Limited was founded in 2001 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. |
| Long Name | IHS Holding Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,855,595,776 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_311776651 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 565,699,968 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,855,595,794 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 8.44 |
| Operating Cashflow | 876,800,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.20485 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 44 20 8106 1600 |
| Previous Close | 8.42 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 11.722221 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -15.716946 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.7351861 |
| Profit Margins | 0.08635 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.005 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.25 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0199995 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.237524 |
| Regular Market Day High | 8.44 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 8.42 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 8.42 - 8.44 |
| Regular Market Open | 8.44 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 8.42 |
| Regular Market Price | 8.44 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,402 |
| Regular Market Volume | 368,697 |
| Return On Assets | 0.07761 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.104 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.894 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Sector Disp | Real Estate |
| Sector Key | real-estate |
| Shares Outstanding | 338,340,734 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0113 |
| Shares Short | 3,811,725 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,862,951 |
| Short Name | IHS Holding Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0228 |
| Short Ratio | 3.56 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | IHS |
| Target High Price | 8.5 |
| Target Low Price | 7.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 8.0 |
| Target Median Price | 8.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,073,500,032 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.174 |
| Total Debt | 3,489,700,096 |
| Total Revenue | 1,645,699,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.57 |
| Trailing P E | 5.375796 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.19595 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.24405003 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.029776907 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 368,697 |
| Website | https://www.ihstowers.com |
| Zip | SW1E 5BP |