Capital Power Q1 EPS Estimate Reduced by Atb Cap Markets

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX - Free Report) - Research analysts at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Capital Power in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada dropped 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 report on Thursday, October 31st. ATB Capital raised their target price 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. National Bankshares boosted their target price on shares of Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$65.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Scotiabank increased their price target on Capital Power from C$66.00 to C$69.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$68.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$61.22.

Capital Power Stock Performance

TSE CPX traded down C$0.16 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting C$62.60. The company's stock had a trading volume of 802,979 shares, compared to its average volume of 497,252. Capital Power has a 12 month low of C$33.90 and a 12 month high of C$68.73. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$57.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$47.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.46, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The company has a market cap of C$8.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64.

Capital Power Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.652 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.61 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.17%. Capital Power's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.68%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital Power

In other news, Senior Officer Bryan Deneve sold 6,100 shares of the stock in a transaction 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.

Capital Power Company Profile

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.