Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX – Free Report) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Capital Power in a report released on Tuesday, December 17th. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $3.22 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.21. The consensus estimate for Capital Power’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Capital Power’s FY2026 earnings at $3.18 EPS.
CPX has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Desjardins upped their price target on Capital Power from C$60.00 to C$64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. CIBC upped their target price on shares of Capital Power from C$52.00 to C$54.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. National Bankshares lifted their price target on shares of Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Atb Cap Markets downgraded Capital Power from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$68.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$61.22.
Capital Power Trading Down 0.3 %
Shares of CPX opened at C$62.60 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.46, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.55. Capital Power has a 12 month low of C$33.90 and a 12 month high of C$68.73. The stock has a market cap of C$8.13 billion, a PE ratio of 12.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. The stock’s 50-day moving average is C$57.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$48.03.
Capital Power Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be issued a $0.652 dividend. This represents a $2.61 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. Capital Power’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.68%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Capital Power
In related news, Senior Officer Bryan Deneve sold 6,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$50.55, for a total transaction of C$308,355.00. 0.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.
About Capital Power
Capital Power Corporation develops, acquires, owns, and operates renewable and thermal power generation facilities in Canada and the United States. It generates electricity from various energy sources, including wind, solar, waste heat, natural gas, and coal. The company owns an approximately 7,500 megawatts (MW) of power generation capacity at 29 facilities.
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