FY2025 EPS Estimate for Capital Power Cut by Analyst

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX - Free Report) - National Bank Financial cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Capital Power in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.42 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.73. 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 $2.99 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Desjardins increased their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$66.00 to C$69.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. National Bankshares upped their price target on Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$65.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on Capital Power from C$66.00 to C$69.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. CIBC raised Capital Power from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from C$68.00 to C$64.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, ATB Capital cut their target price on Capital Power from C$63.00 to C$62.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$62.33.

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Capital Power Stock Down 3.2 %

TSE CPX traded down C$1.58 on Monday, hitting C$47.29. 2,089,664 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 979,140. Capital Power has a 12 month low of C$33.90 and a 12 month high of C$68.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 136.03. The company has a market cap of C$6.68 billion, a PE ratio of 11.24, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$56.48 and a 200-day moving average of C$54.28.

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.