Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a Canadian diversified utility company that owns and operates regulated utility businesses and renewable energy assets. Through its Liberty operating businesses, the company provides electricity, natural gas and water services to residential, commercial and industrial customers.

The company’s regulated utility operations primarily serve customers in the United States, with additional operations in Canada and Bermuda. Its utility infrastructure includes electric distribution networks, natural gas distribution systems and water and wastewater facilities. Algonquin has historically operated under the Liberty Utilities brand in many of its regulated markets.

Algonquin has also historically developed and operated renewable and sustainable energy facilities, including wind, hydroelectric, solar and thermal power projects. Founded in 1988, the company has expanded through acquisitions and the development of utility and clean-energy infrastructure across North America. Its corporate headquarters are in Oakville, Ontario.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.05 to $5.15
• 50-Day Range: $5.00 to $6.09
• 52-Week Range: $4.91 to $7.11
• Volume: 3.85 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.65 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.87
• Dividend Yield: 5.09%
• Price Target: $6.66
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Algonquin Power & Utilities Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Algonquin Power & Utilities scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Algonquin Power & Utilities has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.54, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Algonquin Power & Utilities has a consensus price target of $6.66, representing about 30.4% upside from its current price of $5.11.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Algonquin Power & Utilities has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Algonquin Power & Utilities are expected to grow by 17.14% in the coming year, from $0.35 to $0.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Algonquin Power & Utilities is 26.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Algonquin Power & Utilities is 26.87, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.86.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Algonquin Power & Utilities has a P/B Ratio of 0.81. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.40% of the float of Algonquin Power & Utilities has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Algonquin Power & Utilities has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.65, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Algonquin Power & Utilities has recently increased by 13.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Algonquin Power & Utilities is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.10%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Algonquin Power & Utilities does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Algonquin Power & Utilities is 136.84%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Algonquin Power & Utilities will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.41% next year. This indicates that Algonquin Power & Utilities will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Algonquin Power & Utilities has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Algonquin Power & Utilities this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for AQN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Algonquin Power & Utilities to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Algonquin Power & Utilities insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.05% of the stock of Algonquin Power & Utilities is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.28% of the stock of Algonquin Power & Utilities is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/07/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/29/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Multi - Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AQN
• CIK: 1174169
• Web: algonquinpower.com
• Phone: (905) 465-4500
• Fax: 905-465-4514
• Employees: 3,233
• Year Founded: 1988

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Algonquin Power & Utilities: $6.66
• High Price Target: $7.25
• Low Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.54
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.59
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $180.80 million
• Net Margins: 5.77%
• Pretax Margin: 7.67%
• Return on Equity: 5.16%
• Return on Assets: 1.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.28
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.43 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.62
• Cash Flow: $0.86 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.95
• Book Value: $6.33 per share
• Price / Book: 0.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 769,920,000
• Free Float: 769,538,000
• Market Cap: $3.93 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.72