Jefferies Financial Group Boosts Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) Price Target to C$90.00

Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) had its price objective hoisted by equities researchers at Jefferies Financial Group from C$73.00 to C$90.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday,BayStreet.CA reports. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 12.84% from the stock’s previous close.

POW has been the topic of several other reports. National Bank Financial increased their target price on shares of Power Co. of Canada from C$77.00 to C$85.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on shares of Power Co. of Canada from C$69.00 to C$79.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Scotia increased their price target on shares of Power Co. of Canada from C$79.00 to C$90.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. TD lowered shares of Power Co. of Canada from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price target for the company from C$74.00 to C$84.00 in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Desjardins increased their price target on shares of Power Co. of Canada from C$81.00 to C$87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$83.10.

Power Co. of Canada Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of Power Co. of Canada stock opened at C$79.76 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 105.91, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 107.64. Power Co. of Canada has a 1 year low of C$49.76 and a 1 year high of C$80.88. The firm’s 50-day moving average is C$70.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$70.01. The stock has a market cap of C$50.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.17, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.71.

Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The financial services provider reported C$1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Power Co. of Canada had a net margin of 6.98% and a return on equity of 10.81%. The company had revenue of C$10.96 billion for the quarter. As a group, research analysts expect that Power Co. of Canada will post 4.9289678 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Power Co. of Canada

Here are the key news stories impacting Power Co. of Canada this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies Financial Group raised its price target on Power Co. of Canada to C$90.00, signaling confidence in further upside. Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) Given New C$90.00 Price Target at Jefferies Financial Group
• Positive Sentiment: Scotia issued a positive forecast and lifted its target to C$90.00, keeping a sector outperform view on POW. Scotia Issues Positive Forecast for Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) Stock Price
• Positive Sentiment: Desjardins also turned more constructive, raising its price target to C$87.00 and maintaining a buy rating. Desjardins Issues Positive Forecast for Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) Stock Price
• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada increased its target to C$86.00 and reiterated an outperform stance, adding to the upbeat analyst momentum. Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) Price Target Raised to C$86.00 at Royal Bank Of Canada
• Neutral Sentiment: Power Co. of Canada released its Q1 2026 earnings call transcript and shareholder/analyst call remarks, which may provide additional color but did not include a clear market-moving surprise in the headlines provided. Power Corporation of Canada (POW:CA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: A dividend declaration for a preferred share series was announced, which is usually routine and likely limited in impact on the common stock. Power Corporation of Canada PFD 1st C 5.80 declares CAD0.3625 dividend
• Negative Sentiment: TD Securities downgraded Power Co. of Canada from strong-buy to hold, which may be weighing on sentiment despite its higher target price. Power Co. of Canada was downgraded by TD Securities from strong-buy to hold

Power Co. of Canada Company Profile

Power Corp. of Canada is a diversified holding company with interests in financial services, communications, and other business sectors through its controlling interests in Power Financial. Power Financial in turn holds controlling interests in Great-West Life (an insurance conglomerate), IGM Financial (Canada’s largest nonbank asset manager), and Pargesa (a holding company with interests in European companies). Power Corp. bought out the remaining shares of Power Financial in February 2020.