IHS IHS Holding Limited

bullish · high conviction track record → $8.25 +0.00 (+0.0%)
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Mkt Cap $3B P/E 4.7 fwd 41.2 52wk $4.79 - $8.95 Earnings 2026-05-19 3h ago
Insider selling: $2,825,987 sold by 6 insiders (30d)
Est. revisions: -8.1%
Backed by structured data (insider trades, analyst ratings, or filings)
Factor Model (net -1.2)

Factor Model

net -1.2 3.6 / 10
Est. Revisions
-0.5
Insider Activity
+0.0
Momentum
+0.0
Analyst Rev.
+0.0
Narrative Gap
-0.5

IHS short interest drops 30% sharply

Watch: Monitor regulatory approvals and execution risk around the $8.50 MTN acquisition to see if the takeover price sustains or falls on deal delays.

Short interest in IHS fell sharply by 29.6% to 381,599 shares, lowering the short percent of float to 0.2%. This reduced days to cover to 0.3, signaling easing bearish pressure. Despite this, insider selling persists with three sellers offloading $2.83M; institutional holders like Renaissance and Citadel maintain strong positions amid decelerating revenue and a downtrend stock price.

The sharp drop in short interest indicates reduced pessimism or short covering as the $8.50 takeover premium holds, despite insider selling and revenue headwinds.

Evidence

5h ago Short interest dropped 30% to 381,599 shares
54d ago IHS Holding Limited (IHS) Announces its Merger Agreement With MTN Group yahoo-finance
56d ago IHS Holding Limited (IHS) Announces its Merger Agreement With MTN Group yahoo-finance
Fundamentals & Data ▾
IHS Holding Limited Real Estate · Real Estate Services
Mkt Cap
$3B
P/E
4.7 fwd 41.2
Beta
0.81
52w Range
$4.79 - $8.95
Short Interest
381,599 0.23%
Days to Cover
0.3 -47%
Technicals downtrend
from 52w Hi
-0.1%
1w return
+0.0%
Insiders
selling 0B / 6S
EPS Estimate
$0.17 -8.1% 30d 0up / 0dn
Est. Dispersion
0% 1 analysts
Analyst Target
$9 $8 - $12
Options P/C
0.01
Insider Cluster
strong sell 0B / 3S
Fund Convergence
strong Renaissance, Two Sigma, Citadel
Financials
Revenue
$254M -42% YoY
FCF
$170M
Gross Margin
84%
Op Margin
62%
Momentum: decelerating
Top Holders
Renaissance $10M
Two Sigma $8M
Citadel $6M
Recent Filings & Data
insider trade 18
net selling · $2,825,987 sold
6 insiders · 18 transactions (30d)
Recent transactions
HOWDEN STEPHEN J · sell · $405,856
DARWISH SAM · sell · $1,023,852
DARWISH MOHAMMED · sell · $230,450
HOWDEN STEPHEN J · award
HOWDEN STEPHEN J · other
DARWISH SAM · award
DARWISH SAM · other
DARWISH MOHAMMED · award
DARWISH MOHAMMED · other
OYINLOLA AYOTADE · award
OYINLOLA AYOTADE · other
THAROO MUSTAFA · award
THAROO MUSTAFA · other
SAAD WILLIAM S. · award
SAAD WILLIAM S. · other
HOWDEN STEPHEN J · sell · $323,792
DARWISH SAM · sell · $709,915
DARWISH MOHAMMED · sell · $132,122
3 signals · latest 5h ago

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