FirstService (FSV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FirstService Corp operates in two business divisions: FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands. FirstService Residential has service contracts to manage thousands of residential communities, including high-, medium-, and low-rise condominiums and co-operatives, and generates most of the company's revenue. FirstService Brands provides property services to residential and commercial customers through the following brands: California Closets; Paul Davis Restoration; CertPro Painters; Pillar to Post; Floor Coverings International; College Pro Painters; and Service America. The company earns the majority of its revenue in the United States, with the remaining revenue generated in Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$243.84 to C$249.20
• 50-Day Range: C$245.47 to C$267.60
• 52-Week Range: C$193.77 to C$278.19
• Volume: 210,262 shs
• Average Volume: 87,288 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$7.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 72.68
• Dividend Yield: 0.54%
• Price Target: C$194.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

FirstService Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FirstService scored higher than 13% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

FirstService has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

FirstService has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FirstService is 72.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of FirstService is 72.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 9.69.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

FirstService has a PEG Ratio of 107.75. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

FirstService has a P/B Ratio of 7.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FSV.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

FirstService has a dividend yield of 0.56%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

FirstService does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of FirstService is 39.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FSV.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

FirstService has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for FirstService this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, FirstService insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$2,457,269.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.26% of the stock of FirstService is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.85% of the stock of FirstService is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

FSV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FSV shares performed this year?

FirstService's stock was trading at C$260.39 at the start of the year. Since then, FSV shares have decreased by 4.6% and is now trading at C$248.39.
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How were FirstService's earnings last quarter?

FirstService Co. (TSE:FSV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The company reported $2.10 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.28. FirstService had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.05% and a net margin of 2.19%.

How do I buy shares of FirstService?

Shares of FSV stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of FirstService own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that FirstService investors own include TELUS (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), Enbridge (ENB), Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (GRT.UN), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) and Magna International (MG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/24/2024
• Today: 2/21/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Real Estate Services
• Sub-Industry: Real Estate
• Current Symbol: TSE:FSV
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.firstservice.com
• Phone: +1-416-9609500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 25,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$194.00
• High Stock Price Target: C$194.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$194.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -21.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$3.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 72.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.05
• P/E Growth: 107.75
• Net Income: C$76.13 million
• Net Margins: 2.19%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.05%
• Return on Assets: 4.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 136.54
• Current Ratio: 1.81
• Quick Ratio: 1.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$3.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.27
• Cash Flow: C$5.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 46.48
• Book Value: C$34.98 per share
• Price / Book: 7.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,706,095
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$7.88 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.96