National Bank Financial Estimates Cascades Q2 Earnings

Cascades Inc. (TSE:CAS - Free Report) - National Bank Financial lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Cascades in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 23rd. National Bank Financial analyst Z. Evershed now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.31 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Cascades' current full-year earnings is $1.30 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Cascades' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. TD Securities reduced their price objective on shares of Cascades from C$16.00 to C$12.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Scotiabank upgraded Cascades from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and raised their target price for the stock from C$12.00 to C$15.50 in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Cascades from C$13.00 to C$11.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. CIBC reduced their target price on shares of Cascades from C$13.00 to C$10.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, National Bankshares dropped their target price on shares of Cascades from C$14.00 to C$11.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$11.90.

Cascades Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:CAS traded down C$0.06 during trading on Friday, hitting C$8.84. 135,183 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 224,446. The company's fifty day simple moving average is C$10.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$11.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 121.37, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.22. The company has a market capitalization of C$894.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.15. Cascades has a 1-year low of C$8.80 and a 1-year high of C$13.42.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Senior Officer Luc Langevin sold 9,000 shares of Cascades stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$9.82, for a total value of C$88,380.00. Insiders own 23.78% of the company's stock.

Cascades Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.43%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. Cascades's payout ratio is presently -64.73%.

About Cascades

Cascades Inc produces, converts, and markets packaging and tissue products in Canada and the United States. The company operates through three segments: Containerboard, Specialty Products, and Tissue Papers. It offers various packaging solutions and tissue products comprised of recycled fibers; tissue papers, comprising parent rolls of virgin and recycled fibres; specialty products, including uncoated recycled boxboards; and containerboards.