ITRIItron Inc. (ITRI) shows solid fundamental strength with growing revenue and profitability, supported by favorable long-term trends in smart grid and IoT. However, current technical indicators suggest a cautious short-term outlook, and valuation is becoming a consideration.
Itron is well-positioned to benefit from the global shift towards smart utilities, grid modernization, and the Internet of Things (IoT), with a focus on energy and water management solutions.
Itron demonstrates robust revenue growth and a strong turnaround in profitability, supported by improved margins and effective cost management. The balance sheet is solid, though recent debt levels have increased significantly.
The stock is in a mixed technical state. While the longer-term trend appears constructive with prices above key moving averages, short-term indicators show weakness and potential downward pressure.
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Smart Grid & Utility Modernization | 90 |
| IoT and Edge Computing | 85 |
| Energy Transition & Sustainability | 75 |
| Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) | 70 |
| Competition & Disruption | 60 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 60 |
| Profitability | 80 |
| Growth | 85 |
| Balance Sheet Health | 65 |
| Cash Flow | 75 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Trend Analysis | 70 |
| Momentum | 50 |
| Volume Confirmation | 60 |
| Support & Resistance | 75 |
| Short-term Oscillators | 40 |
Strong Earnings Surprise History
The company has consistently exceeded earnings per share (EPS) estimates, with an average surprise of +38.7% over the last four quarters, indicating robust operational execution and effective cost management.
Improving Net Margins
The net margin has shown a positive trend, increasing from -4.1% in Q4 2021 to 9.8% in Q4 2024, demonstrating improved profitability on its revenue.
No Dividend Payout
The company currently offers no dividend yield (0.0%), which may be a deterrent for income-seeking investors.
Significant Increase in Debt
Total debt has more than doubled from $487.48 million in Q4 2023 to $1.27 billion in Q4 2024, potentially increasing financial risk.
July 2025
31
Next Earnings Date
H: $1.37
A: $1.33
L: $1.30
H: 614.00M
A: 609.43M
L: 601.40M
Itron, Inc., a technology, solutions, and service company, provides end-to-end solutions that help manage energy, water, and smart city operations worldwide. It operates in three segments: Device Solutions, Networked Solutions, and Outcomes. The Device Solutions segment offers hardware products that are used for measurement, control, or sensing, such as standard gas, electricity, water, and communicating meters, as well as heat and allocation products. The Networked Solutions segment provides communicating devices, such as smart meters, modules, endpoints, and sensors; network infrastructure; network design services; and associated heat-end management and application software for acquiring and transporting application-specific data. This segment also products and software for the implementation, installation, and management of communicating devices and data networks; offers industrial internet of things solutions, including automated meter reading; advanced metering infrastructure for electricity, water, and gas; distributed energy resource management; grid edge devices; distribution automation communications; smart street lighting; smart city sensors and applications; and leak detection and applications for gas and water systems. The Outcomes segment provides value-added, enhanced software and services, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, statistical modeling, and other analytics. The company offers implementation, project management, installation, consulting, and post-sale maintenance support services, as well as cloud and software-as-a-service; and extended or customer-specific warranties. It offers its products and services under the Itron brand. The company serves utility and smart city customers, and municipalities through its sales force, distributors, agents, partners, and meter manufacturer representatives. Itron, Inc. was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Liberty Lake, Washington.
136.91 USD
The 39 analysts offering 1 year price forecasts for ITRI have a max estimate of 155.00 and a min estimate of 110.00.