National Bank Financial Predicts Capital Power FY2027 Earnings

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial issued their FY2027 EPS estimates for shares of Capital Power in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 6th. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $3.73 for the year. The consensus estimate for Capital Power’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on CPX. Atb Cap Markets lowered Capital Power from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on Capital Power from C$54.00 to C$53.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. CIBC raised their target price on shares of Capital Power from C$54.00 to C$68.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, December 30th. Desjardins increased their price target on shares of Capital Power from C$60.00 to C$64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, National Bankshares boosted their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$65.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$62.78.

Capital Power Stock Performance

Capital Power stock opened at C$60.80 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of C$61.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$50.53. Capital Power has a twelve month low of C$33.90 and a twelve month high of C$68.73. The company has a market capitalization of C$7.90 billion, a PE ratio of 12.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.46.

Capital Power Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a $0.652 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.61 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.29%. Capital Power’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.68%.

Capital Power Company Profile

Capital Power Corporation develops, acquires, owns, and operates renewable and thermal power generation facilities in Canada and the United States. It generates electricity from various energy sources, including wind, solar, waste heat, natural gas, and coal. The company owns an approximately 7,500 megawatts (MW) of power generation capacity at 29 facilities.