Q1 EPS Estimates for Capital Power Decreased by Analyst

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) – Analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Capital Power in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.84. Atb Cap Markets currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Power’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Capital Power’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.10 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. TD Securities increased their price target on Capital Power from C$61.00 to C$70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. CIBC raised their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$52.00 to C$54.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$68.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. ATB Capital boosted their price objective on Capital Power from C$57.00 to C$63.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Desjardins lifted their target price on Capital Power from C$60.00 to C$64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$61.22.

Capital Power Price Performance

Shares of TSE CPX traded down C$1.18 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$61.58. The company had a trading volume of 78,706 shares, compared to its average volume of 494,079. 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 has a twelve month low of C$33.90 and a twelve month high of C$68.73. The firm has a market capitalization of C$8.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of C$57.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$47.86.

Capital Power Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.652 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.61 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.24%. Capital Power’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.68%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Senior Officer Bryan Deneve sold 6,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$50.55, for a total value of C$308,355.00. Corporate insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

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.