iA Financial Q1 EPS Boosted by National Bank Financial

iA Financial Co. Inc. (TSE:IAG) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of iA Financial in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.86 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.84. The consensus estimate for iA Financial’s current full-year earnings is $11.62 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for iA Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.01 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.12 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

IAG has been the subject of several other research reports. CIBC decreased their price target on iA Financial from C$149.00 to C$144.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Desjardins increased their price objective on shares of iA Financial from C$140.00 to C$145.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. TD Securities lifted their target price on shares of iA Financial from C$146.00 to C$147.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Scotiabank lowered their price target on iA Financial from C$143.00 to C$140.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on iA Financial from C$140.00 to C$150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, iA Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$139.75.

iA Financial Stock Down 1.1 %

TSE:IAG opened at C$132.99 on Monday. iA Financial has a 52 week low of C$84.29 and a 52 week high of C$141.88. The stock has a market cap of C$12.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.67, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s 50 day moving average price is C$129.82 and its 200-day moving average price is C$129.87.

iA Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $0.90 dividend. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.71%. iA Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.25%.

Insider Transactions at iA Financial

In related news, Senior Officer Alain Bergeron sold 2,750 shares of iA Financial stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$135.37, for a total transaction of C$372,267.50. Insiders have sold 12,750 shares of company stock valued at $1,731,044 over the last quarter. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

iA Financial Company Profile

iA Financial Corporation Inc, provides insurance and wealth management services in Canada and the United States. The company operates through Insurance, Canada; Wealth Management; Investment; and US Operations segments. The company provides health, auto, home, and creditor insurance products; replacement insurance products and warranties; extended warranties and other ancillary products for dealer services; specialized products for special markets; and life insurance products and extended warranties relating to dealer services.