National Bank Financial Estimates TSE:POW FY2025 Earnings

Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Power Co. of Canada in a report issued on Tuesday, October 29th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $5.16 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.00. The consensus estimate for Power Co. of Canada’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share.

Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The financial services provider reported C$1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of C$1.12 by C$0.05. The firm had revenue of C$9.91 billion for the quarter. Power Co. of Canada had a return on equity of 11.29% and a net margin of 8.29%.

POW has been the subject of several other reports. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Power Co. of Canada from C$46.00 to C$47.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. TD Securities raised Power Co. of Canada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 12th. National Bankshares upped their price target on Power Co. of Canada from C$42.00 to C$47.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Desjardins raised their price objective on Power Co. of Canada from C$43.00 to C$44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Finally, Scotiabank upped their target price on Power Co. of Canada from C$47.00 to C$47.50 in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$43.83.

Power Co. of Canada Stock Performance

TSE:POW opened at C$44.41 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$26.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.09. Power Co. of Canada has a twelve month low of C$33.09 and a twelve month high of C$44.86. The company has a fifty day moving average of C$42.35 and a 200-day moving average of C$39.86. The company has a quick ratio of 107.64, a current ratio of 91.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 48.53.

Power Co. of Canada Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 1st. Investors of record on Friday, September 27th will be given a dividend of $0.563 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th. This represents a $2.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.07%. Power Co. of Canada’s payout ratio is 51.25%.

About Power Co. of Canada

Power Corporation of Canada, an international management and holding company, offers financial services in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through Lifeco, IGM Financial, and GBL segments. The company offers life, health and dental, disability, critical illness, and creditor insurance; accidental death and dismemberment; retirement savings and income and annuity products; and life assurance, pension, and investment products to individuals and small business owners.