Q1 EPS Estimates for Capital Power Cut by Atb Cap Markets

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Capital Power in a report released on Thursday, January 16th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.68 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.79. Atb Cap Markets 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 $0.88 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on CPX. ATB Capital raised their price objective on Capital Power from C$57.00 to C$63.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. National Bankshares raised their target price on shares of 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. TD Securities upped their price target on shares of Capital Power from C$61.00 to C$70.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$54.00 to C$53.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of Capital Power from C$66.00 to C$69.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of C$62.78.

Capital Power Stock Performance

TSE CPX traded up C$0.02 on Monday, hitting C$62.15. 234,849 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 828,855. The business's 50 day moving average price is C$61.67 and its 200-day moving average price is C$51.48. Capital Power has a 52-week low of C$33.90 and a 52-week high of C$68.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.46. The company has a market capitalization of C$8.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64.

Capital Power Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.652 dividend. This represents a $2.61 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.20%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Capital Power's dividend payout ratio is currently 51.68%.

About Capital Power

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.