Q1 EPS Estimates for Capital Power Reduced by Analyst

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) – Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Capital Power in a report issued on Wednesday, October 30th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now forecasts that the company will earn $0.85 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.90. Atb Cap Markets currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Power’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Capital Power’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.38 EPS.

CPX has been the topic of several other reports. ATB Capital lifted their target price on shares of Capital Power from C$52.00 to C$55.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday. National Bankshares boosted their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$47.00 to C$56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Capital Power from C$47.00 to C$56.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Scotiabank raised Capital Power from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from C$46.00 to C$60.00 in a report on Thursday. Finally, Desjardins increased their price target on Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$55.11.

Capital Power Stock Performance

TSE:CPX opened at C$56.47 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is C$48.03 and its 200-day moving average is C$42.30. Capital Power has a 1-year low of C$33.90 and a 1-year high of C$56.82. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.46. The stock has a market cap of C$7.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64.

Capital Power (TSE:CPX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported C$0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.63 by C($0.12). Capital Power had a return on equity of 19.49% and a net margin of 16.77%. The firm had revenue of C$774.00 million during the quarter.

Capital Power Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.652 per share. This represents a $2.61 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.62%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Capital Power’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.68%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Senior Officer Bryan Deneve sold 6,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$50.55, for a total value of C$308,355.00. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 6,400 shares of company stock worth $322,274. 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Capital Power Company Profile

Capital Power Corporation develops, acquires, owns, and operates renewable and thermal power generation facilities in Canada and the United States. It generates electricity from various energy sources, including wind, solar, waste heat, natural gas, and coal. The company owns an approximately 7,500 megawatts (MW) of power generation capacity at 29 facilities.