National Bank Financial Predicts iA Financial Q1 Earnings

iA Financial Co. Inc. (TSE:IAG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for iA Financial in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.84 per share for the quarter. National Bank Financial has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for iA Financial's current full-year earnings is $11.62 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for iA Financial's Q2 2025 earnings at $3.06 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.29 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Desjardins boosted their price target on shares of iA Financial from C$140.00 to C$145.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday. Cormark upped their target price on shares of iA Financial from C$127.00 to C$130.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Scotiabank downgraded shares of iA Financial from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. National Bankshares boosted their price target on shares of iA Financial from C$118.00 to C$121.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of iA Financial from C$143.00 to C$146.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, iA Financial presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$140.63.

iA Financial Trading Down 1.6 %

IAG stock traded down C$2.13 during trading on Thursday, reaching C$127.12. 705,366 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 217,410. The business has a 50 day moving average price of C$131.62 and a 200-day moving average price of C$120.30. iA Financial has a 1 year low of C$80.95 and a 1 year high of C$141.88. The firm has a market capitalization of C$11.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.13.

Insider Activity

In other iA Financial news, Senior Officer Alain Bergeron sold 510 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$133.58, for a total transaction of C$68,125.80. Also, Director Denis Ricard sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$137.00, for a total transaction of C$685,000.00. In the last quarter, insiders sold 11,010 shares of company stock worth $1,489,142. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company's stock.

iA Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.90 dividend. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.83%. iA Financial's payout ratio is 31.25%.

About iA Financial

iA Financial Corporation Inc, provides insurance and wealth management services in Canada and the United States. The company operates through Insurance, Canada; Wealth Management; Investment; and US Operations segments. The company provides health, auto, home, and creditor insurance products; replacement insurance products and warranties; extended warranties and other ancillary products for dealer services; specialized products for special markets; and life insurance products and extended warranties relating to dealer services.