B. Riley Issues Positive Estimate for Champion Iron Earnings

Champion Iron Limited (TSE:CIA) – Investment analysts at B. Riley upped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Champion Iron in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 21st. B. Riley analyst L. Pipes now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.70 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.68. The consensus estimate for Champion Iron’s current full-year earnings is $0.60 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Champion Iron’s FY2027 earnings at $1.03 EPS.

Champion Iron (TSE:CIA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported C$0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.11 by C($0.07). Champion Iron had a net margin of 17.64% and a return on equity of 22.52%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.12 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on CIA. Desjardins upgraded Champion Iron to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Raymond James set a C$8.00 target price on shares of Champion Iron and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Citigroup raised shares of Champion Iron to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 19th. Finally, TD Securities lowered their target price on shares of Champion Iron from C$8.00 to C$7.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Champion Iron has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$7.63.

Champion Iron Price Performance

Champion Iron stock opened at C$5.17 on Thursday. Champion Iron has a 12 month low of C$4.74 and a 12 month high of C$7.58. The company has a current ratio of 2.42, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.65. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is C$5.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$5.48. The company has a market cap of C$2.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.07, a PEG ratio of -1.35 and a beta of 1.39.

About Champion Iron

Champion Iron Limited engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of iron ore deposits in Canada. Its flagship projects include the Bloom Lake Mine located in south end of the Labrador; the Consolidated Fire Lake North project that includes the Fire Lake North, Don Lake, Bellechasse, and Oil Can deposits situated in Quebec; and the Kamistiatusset project located in the Labrador.