Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Raymond James issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Laurentian Bank of Canada in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 3rd. Raymond James analyst S. Boland forecasts that the company will post earnings of $92.00 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Laurentian Bank of Canada's current full-year earnings is $3.84 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Laurentian Bank of Canada's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.51 EPS.
A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$33.00 to C$28.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$29.00 to C$30.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$31.00 to C$30.00 in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. CIBC increased their price objective on shares of Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$28.00 to C$31.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$25.00 to C$27.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$28.00.
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Laurentian Bank of Canada Stock Performance
Laurentian Bank of Canada stock traded up C$0.20 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting C$26.92. 112,634 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 192,642. Laurentian Bank of Canada has a 52-week low of C$24.45 and a 52-week high of C$31.74. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$28.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$27.74. The company has a market cap of C$1.18 billion, a P/E ratio of -214.71, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.25.
Laurentian Bank of Canada Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, March 15th will be paid a $0.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.98%. Laurentian Bank of Canada's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -1,499.45%.
Laurentian Bank of Canada Company Profile
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Laurentian Bank of Canada, together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial services to personal, business, and institutional customers in Canada and the United States. It operates through three segments: Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Capital Markets. The Personal Banking segment offers financial services, such as financial advisory services to financial intermediaries; and operates digital direct-to-customer platform to retail clients.
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