Raymond James Comments on Canadian Western Bank's Q1 2025 Earnings (TSE:CWB)

Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Raymond James reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian Western Bank in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 3rd. Raymond James analyst S. Boland now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.93 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.94. Raymond James has a "Hold" rating and a $54.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian Western Bank's current full-year earnings is $3.70 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Canadian Western Bank's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.82 EPS.

CWB has been the topic of several other reports. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Canadian Western Bank from C$51.00 to C$52.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Canadian Western Bank from C$52.00 to C$57.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets downgraded Canadian Western Bank from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from C$35.00 to C$52.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 12th. Cormark boosted their target price on Canadian Western Bank from C$46.00 to C$47.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, CIBC boosted their target price on Canadian Western Bank from C$55.80 to C$60.30 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$45.41.

Canadian Western Bank Stock Performance

Shares of Canadian Western Bank stock traded up C$0.53 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting C$51.96. The company's stock had a trading volume of 467,889 shares, compared to its average volume of 372,135. The business has a 50 day moving average price of C$47.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$35.42. Canadian Western Bank has a 12-month low of C$24.66 and a 12-month high of C$52.80. The company has a market cap of C$5.02 billion, a PE ratio of 15.46, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.39.

Insider Activity at Canadian Western Bank

In other Canadian Western Bank news, Senior Officer Jenny Siman sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$46.05, for a total transaction of C$46,050.00. In related news, Senior Officer Trent Albert Erickson bought 4,312 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$41.44 per share, for a total transaction of C$178,680.66. Also, Senior Officer Jenny Siman sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$46.05, for a total value of C$46,050.00. 0.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Canadian Western Bank Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 12th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 12th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.69%. Canadian Western Bank's payout ratio is 41.67%.

About Canadian Western Bank

Canadian Western Bank provides personal and business banking products and services in Western Canada. The company offers current, savings, US dollar, chequing, flex notice, organization, business trust, and trust fund investment accounts. It also offers commercial lending and real estate, equipment financing and leasing, aviation financing, and dealership financing products; agriculture lending products and AgriInvest savings account; variable and fixed rate mortgages; line of credit; registered retirement savings plan, consolidation, and vehicle loans; and credit cards.