Sienna Senior Living Inc. (TSE:SIA) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Shares of Sienna Senior Living Inc. (TSE:SIA - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the eight research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$17.86.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. CIBC reduced their price target on Sienna Senior Living from C$19.00 to C$18.00 in a research report on Friday, February 28th. BMO Capital Markets set a C$17.00 price target on Sienna Senior Living and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, TD Securities set a C$20.00 price objective on shares of Sienna Senior Living and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 28th.

Sienna Senior Living Stock Down 1.8 %

SIA stock traded down C$0.29 during trading on Thursday, reaching C$16.18. 348,358 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 300,831. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$15.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$16.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 215.47, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.43. Sienna Senior Living has a 12 month low of C$12.62 and a 12 month high of C$17.60. The company has a market capitalization of C$1.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.06 and a beta of 1.20.

Sienna Senior Living Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were given a $0.078 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.78%. Sienna Senior Living's dividend payout ratio is currently 232.73%.

Sienna Senior Living Company Profile

Sienna Senior Living Inc is one of the largest owners of seniors' housing, the largest licensed long-term care operator in Ontario, and a provider of services across the full continuum of care. The firm operates solely within Canada. The company is comprised of the following main business segments, LTC Business, Retirement and Other.