DOWLING & PARTN Has Weak Outlook for TSE:IFC FY2026 Earnings

Intact Financial Co. (TSE:IFC) – Equities research analysts at DOWLING & PARTN lowered their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Intact Financial in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 7th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Ferguson now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $16.15 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $17.30. The consensus estimate for Intact Financial’s current full-year earnings is $16.17 per share.

IFC has been the topic of several other research reports. Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of Intact Financial from C$330.00 to C$325.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 30th. National Bank Financial boosted their price target on shares of Intact Financial from C$372.00 to C$379.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Intact Financial from C$343.00 to C$351.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Intact Financial from C$352.00 to C$344.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Intact Financial from C$299.00 to C$308.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Intact Financial presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$329.75.

Intact Financial Stock Up 1.2%

IFC stock opened at C$245.31 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is C$259.84 and its 200 day moving average price is C$268.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.22, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 7.21. Intact Financial has a fifty-two week low of C$236.92 and a fifty-two week high of C$305.52. The firm has a market capitalization of C$43.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.64, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.45.

Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported C$4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Intact Financial had a return on equity of 15.73% and a net margin of 12.04%. The business had revenue of C$5.94 billion during the quarter.

About Intact Financial

Intact Financial Corp is a property and casualty insurance company that provides written premiums in Canada. The company distributes insurance under the Intact Insurance brand through a network of brokers and a wholly-owned subsidiary, BrokerLink, and directly to consumers through Belairdirect. Most of the company’s direct premiums are written in the personal automotive space. Intact directly manages its investments through subsidiary Intact Investment Management. The vast majority of these invested assets are fixed-income securities.