FirstService Co. (NASDAQ:FSV - Free Report) TSE: FSV - Stifel Canada issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for FirstService in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Stifel Canada analyst D. Young anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.74 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for FirstService's current full-year earnings is $5.28 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for FirstService's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.43 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.24 EPS.
FSV has been the topic of several other reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on FirstService from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. StockNews.com upgraded shares of FirstService from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Raymond James upped their price target on shares of FirstService from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, TD Securities lifted their price objective on shares of FirstService from $179.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $201.67.
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FirstService Stock Up 2.0 %
Shares of FSV traded up $3.45 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $175.73. 95,444 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 130,498. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.17 and a beta of 1.06. FirstService has a 1 year low of $141.26 and a 1 year high of $197.84. The firm's fifty day moving average is $181.84 and its 200-day moving average is $181.96.
FirstService Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.275 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.63%. This is a positive change from FirstService's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. FirstService's dividend payout ratio is presently 33.67%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new position in shares of FirstService during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new stake in FirstService during the fourth quarter worth about $46,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in FirstService during the third quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in FirstService in the third quarter valued at approximately $66,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in FirstService by 158.2% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 728 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $133,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.35% of the company's stock.
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FirstService Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides residential property management and other essential property services to residential and commercial customers in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments: FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands. The FirstService Residential segment offers services for private residential communities, such as condominiums, co-operatives, homeowner associations, master-planned communities, active adult and lifestyle communities, and various other residential developments.
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