Wall Street Zen Upgrades Ideal Power (IPWR) to Hold

The industrial products company saw its rating increased from Sell to Hold.

Mar. 15, 2026 at 8:22am

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Wall Street Zen has upgraded shares of Ideal Power (NASDAQ:IPWR) from a Sell rating to a Hold rating in a report issued on Saturday. Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a 'sell (d-)' rating on Ideal Power shares. The company's stock now has a consensus rating of 'Hold' and a consensus target price of $10.75.

Why it matters

This rating upgrade from Wall Street Zen could signal a shift in sentiment around Ideal Power, a company that specializes in advanced power conversion solutions for renewable energy, energy storage, and electric mobility applications. The change in rating may impact the stock's performance and investor perceptions of the company's future prospects.

The details

In its report, Wall Street Zen cited Ideal Power's recent quarterly earnings results, which saw the company report a loss of $0.21 per share, but beat analysts' consensus estimate of a $0.31 loss per share. The company also has a negative return on equity of 82.78% and a negative net margin of 26,225.58%. Insider buying activity was also noted, with CEO David M. Somo purchasing 90,909 shares in a transaction on February 25th.

  • Wall Street Zen issued its report on Saturday, March 15, 2026.
  • Ideal Power reported its quarterly earnings on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

The players

Wall Street Zen

A financial research and analysis firm that covers Ideal Power and has upgraded the company's stock rating from Sell to Hold.

Weiss Ratings

A ratings agency that has reissued a 'sell (d-)' rating on Ideal Power shares.

David M. Somo

The CEO of Ideal Power who purchased 90,909 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on February 25th.

Ideal Power

An industrial products company that specializes in advanced power conversion solutions for renewable energy, energy storage, and electric mobility applications.

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