Q1 Earnings Forecast for TSE:POW Issued By Desjardins

Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) – Stock analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Power Co. of Canada in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 20th. Desjardins analyst D. Young forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $1.27 per share for the quarter. Desjardins currently has a “Buy” rating and a $53.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Power Co. of Canada’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Power Co. of Canada’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

POW has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Cibc World Mkts raised shares of Power Co. of Canada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Power Co. of Canada from C$54.00 to C$55.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. TD Securities increased their target price on Power Co. of Canada from C$53.00 to C$54.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Scotiabank raised their target price on Power Co. of Canada from C$56.00 to C$62.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, CIBC raised Power Co. of Canada from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the stock from C$48.00 to C$55.00 in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$54.13.

Power Co. of Canada Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of Power Co. of Canada stock opened at C$50.20 on Monday. Power Co. of Canada has a 12-month low of C$35.83 and a 12-month high of C$50.79. The company has a market cap of C$32.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.17, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.09. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is C$46.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$45.32.

About Power Co. of Canada

Power Corporation of Canada, an international management and holding company, offers financial services in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through Lifeco, IGM Financial, and GBL segments. The company offers life, health and dental, disability, critical illness, and creditor insurance; accidental death and dismemberment; retirement savings and income and annuity products; and life assurance, pension, and investment products to individuals and small business owners.