TSE:AFN Q4 EPS Estimate Reduced by National Bank Financial

Ag Growth International Inc. (TSE:AFN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ag Growth International in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.86 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.06. The consensus estimate for Ag Growth International's current full-year earnings is $6.58 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. ATB Capital cut Ag Growth International from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from C$79.00 to C$63.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. TD Securities reduced their price objective on shares of Ag Growth International from C$73.00 to C$57.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on Ag Growth International from C$80.00 to C$75.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Atb Cap Markets lowered shares of Ag Growth International from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Raymond James dropped their target price on shares of Ag Growth International from C$62.00 to C$52.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$67.25.

Ag Growth International Price Performance

Shares of AFN traded down C$0.85 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching C$40.17. The company had a trading volume of 41,528 shares, compared to its average volume of 115,444. Ag Growth International has a 1-year low of C$38.62 and a 1-year high of C$64.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 298.35, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.49. The company has a market capitalization of C$766.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.29. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$49.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$52.12.

Ag Growth International (TSE:AFN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported C$1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of C$1.66 by C($0.40). Ag Growth International had a return on equity of 10.35% and a net margin of 2.13%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.62 EPS.

Ag Growth International Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Ag Growth International's dividend payout ratio is currently 39.47%.

About Ag Growth International

Ag Growth International Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells equipment for the agriculture industry in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Farm and Commercial segments. The company offers grain, bolted, hopper, and smooth wall bins; temporary storage; unloads and sweeps systems; water tanks; secondary containment systems; fuel tanks; and storage accessories, as well as mixed flow dryers; fans and heaters; aeration products; vents and exhausters; and stirring systems.