Fiera Capital Co. (TSE:FSZ) Given Consensus Rating of “N/A” by Analysts

Fiera Capital Co. (TSE:FSZ) has received a consensus rating of “N/A” from the zero brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

FSZ has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. TD Securities upped their price target on Fiera Capital from C$9.00 to C$10.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Fiera Capital from C$8.50 to C$9.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. CIBC upped their price target on Fiera Capital from C$9.50 to C$11.00 in a research report on Friday, November 8th. National Bankshares upped their price target on Fiera Capital from C$8.00 to C$8.50 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Desjardins upped their price target on Fiera Capital from C$7.75 to C$9.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th.

Fiera Capital Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of FSZ stock opened at C$8.50 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$745.88 million, a PE ratio of 15.74, a P/E/G ratio of -0.87 and a beta of 1.64. Fiera Capital has a 1-year low of C$6.39 and a 1-year high of C$10.92. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$9.18 and a 200 day moving average of C$8.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 259.56, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

Fiera Capital (TSE:FSZ) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported C$0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of C$0.19 by C$0.06. The company had revenue of C$171.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$163.10 million. Fiera Capital had a return on equity of 22.95% and a net margin of 8.97%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Fiera Capital will post 1.0905563 earnings per share for the current year.

Fiera Capital Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 19th were given a $0.216 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 19th. This represents a $0.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.16%. This is a positive change from Fiera Capital’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Fiera Capital’s dividend payout ratio is currently 159.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider FIERA CAPITAL S.E.C. sold 10,467 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$8.89, for a total value of C$93,028.60. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Fiera Capital Company Profile

Fiera Capital Corporation is an employee owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to institutional investors, mutual funds, charitable organizations, and private clients. It manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. The firm also launches and manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds and income trusts for its clients.