Q2 EPS Estimate for Ag Growth International Cut by Analyst

Ag Growth International Inc. (TSE:AFN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ag Growth International in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 6th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now forecasts that the company will earn $0.60 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Ag Growth International's current full-year earnings is $6.58 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Ag Growth International's FY2026 earnings at $3.34 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on AFN. ATB Capital reduced their price target on shares of Ag Growth International from C$57.00 to C$46.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Ag Growth International from C$45.00 to C$40.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Atb Cap Markets downgraded Ag Growth International from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. CIBC decreased their target price on Ag Growth International from C$56.00 to C$48.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Raymond James raised Ag Growth International from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and dropped their target price for the company from C$52.00 to C$47.00 in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ag Growth International presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$50.25.

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Ag Growth International Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of TSE:AFN traded down C$0.48 during midday trading on Monday, reaching C$36.10. 77,487 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 116,922. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is C$39.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$48.01. Ag Growth International has a fifty-two week low of C$31.60 and a fifty-two week high of C$64.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 277.31, a current ratio of 1.41 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The stock has a market cap of C$689.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.29.

Insider Activity

In other Ag Growth International news, Director Anne De Greef-Safft bought 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$36.99 per share, for a total transaction of C$73,985.00. Also, Director Janet Giesselman purchased 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$36.35 per share, with a total value of C$218,076.00. In the last three months, insiders have bought 12,000 shares of company stock worth $436,101. 1.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Ag Growth International Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Ag Growth International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.90%.

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.