National Bank Financial Weighs in on TSE:AFN Q1 Earnings

Ag Growth International Inc. (TSE:AFN - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Ag Growth International in a research note issued on Monday, January 13th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.45. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Raymond James decreased their target price on shares of Ag Growth International from C$62.00 to C$52.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Ag Growth International from C$80.00 to C$75.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. TD Securities decreased their target price on shares of Ag Growth International from C$73.00 to C$57.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. ATB Capital lowered shares of Ag Growth International from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and decreased their target price for the company from C$79.00 to C$63.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, CIBC decreased their target price on shares of Ag Growth International from C$72.00 to C$61.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$67.25.

Ag Growth International Stock Performance

Shares of AFN stock traded down C$1.78 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching C$39.78. The stock had a trading volume of 181,141 shares, compared to its average volume of 141,007. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 298.35, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 0.84. Ag Growth International has a twelve month low of C$39.69 and a twelve month high of C$64.51. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$51.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$52.70. The firm has a market capitalization of C$758.60 million, a PE ratio of 26.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.29.

Ag Growth International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.51%. Ag Growth International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.47%.

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.