FY2025 EPS Estimate for Capital Power Increased by Analyst

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Capital Power in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 17th. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny now forecasts that the company will earn $3.22 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $3.21. The consensus estimate for Capital Power’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Capital Power’s FY2026 earnings at $3.18 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on CPX. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Capital Power from C$66.00 to C$69.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$68.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. National Bankshares lifted their target price on Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. ATB Capital increased their price target on shares of Capital Power from C$57.00 to C$63.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Atb Cap Markets cut shares of Capital Power from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Capital Power currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$61.22.

Capital Power Trading Up 0.9 %

CPX opened at C$63.15 on Friday. Capital Power has a 12 month low of C$33.90 and a 12 month high of C$68.73. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$57.79 and a 200-day moving average price of C$48.21. The firm has a market cap of C$8.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.50, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.46.

Capital Power Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid 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 presently 51.68%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

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.