--- title: "Small-Cap Focus: IES Holdings (IESC) Is an Under-the-Radar Data Center Play" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/224473234.md" description: "IES Holdings (IESC), a small-cap stock, has seen a remarkable 183% increase in its share price over the past year, significantly outperforming larger stocks like Nvidia. The Texas-based company specializes in integrated electrical and technology systems for data centers and has a market cap of $4.41 billion. Despite its growth and a 751% rise over five years, IESC lacks analyst coverage. The stock trades at 20 times future earnings estimates, aligning with the S&P 500 average. The company is poised for further growth driven by demand in the AI and data center sectors." datetime: "2025-01-09T16:43:32.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/224473234.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/224473234.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/224473234.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Small-Cap Focus: IES Holdings (IESC) Is an Under-the-Radar Data Center Play IES Holdings (IESC) is a small-cap stock that’s returning big profits to its shareholders. ### Stay Ahead of the Market: - Discover outperforming stocks and invest smarter with Top Smart Score Stocks - Filter, analyze, and streamline your search for investment opportunities using Tipranks' Stock Screener The Texas-based company designs and installs integrated electrical and technology systems for data centers and other industrial facilities around the U.S. It also provides electricity to some residential housing communities. The company’s data center business is booming, powering the company’s financial results and stock to new heights. In the past 12 months, IESC stock has risen 183%, outpacing mega-cap growth stocks such as Nvidia (NVDA). Over the last five years, the share price is up 751%. Yet with all the growth, IES Holdings has a market capitalization of only $4.41 billion, placing it in the small-cap camp that is loosely defined as any security with a market cap under $10 billion. The stock currently trades at 20 times future earnings estimates, which is inline with the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of stocks listed on the benchmark S&P 500 index. ## **No Analyst Coverage** IES Holdings currently has more than 8,000 employees. A going concern since 1997, it has been growing in recent years through a combination of acquisitions and new clients. Many of the new clients are in the fast-growing data center space, where demand for electricity is booming. A dozen years ago, IESC stock was trading for less than $2 a share. Today, it is just over $220. More growth can be expected as the company capitalizes on the artificial intelligence (AI) wave and demand for data centers and electricity. Yet despite the company’s success, no analysts on Wall Street cover the stock. ## **Is IESC Stock a Buy?** As no analysts cover IESC stock, we look instead to the three month performance of the share price. As one can see in the chart below, IES Holdings’ stock has risen 5% in the last 12 weeks following a bull run earlier in 2024. ### Related Stocks - [IESC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IESC.US.md) - [ING.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ING.US.md) - [NVDA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [PLAY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PLAY.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [This Copart Analyst Turns Bullish; Here Are Top 2 Upgrades For Friday](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298759281.md) - [IESC: Data center and infrastructure demand drive record growth and a robust outlook for 2027](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297200784.md) - [Fed Rate Hikes Won’t Trigger Private Credit Default Wave: PGIM](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299234239.md) - [Berkshire Hathaway Has 30.6% of Its Portfolio in These 2 Magnificent AI Stocks. Here's Why That's a Signal Worth Watching.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299299247.md) - [Ross Gerber Says He Found ‘Secret’ Lot With Hundreds of Waymo Robotaxis: ‘Something Crazy Is About to Happen’](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299280979.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**