Q1 EPS Estimates for Capital Power Cut by Atb Cap Markets

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) – Analysts at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Capital Power in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now expects that the company will earn $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.84. 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 $0.94 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.10 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. TD Securities upped their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$61.00 to C$70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. National Bankshares boosted their price objective on Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$68.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. CIBC raised their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$52.00 to C$54.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Capital Power from C$54.00 to C$53.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$61.22.

Capital Power Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:CPX opened at C$63.15 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$8.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. The business’s fifty day moving average price is C$57.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$48.21. Capital Power has a fifty-two week low of C$33.90 and a fifty-two week high of C$68.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.46, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.55.

Insider Activity at Capital Power

In related news, Senior Officer Bryan Deneve sold 6,100 shares of Capital Power stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$50.55, for a total value of C$308,355.00. 0.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Capital Power Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a $0.652 dividend. This represents a $2.61 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.13%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Capital Power’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.68%.

About Capital Power

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.