Canadian Utilities Limited to Post Q1 2022 Earnings of $0.76 Per Share, National Bank Financial Forecasts (TSE:CU)

Canadian Utilities Limited (TSE:CU – Get Rating) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2022 earnings per share estimates for Canadian Utilities in a report released on Monday, April 25th. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny anticipates that the company will earn $0.76 per share for the quarter.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on CU. TD Securities lowered shares of Canadian Utilities from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a C$39.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, April 1st. National Bankshares cut their price target on Canadian Utilities from C$37.00 to C$36.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 26th. Credit Suisse Group raised their target price on Canadian Utilities to C$41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 13th. CIBC boosted their price objective on shares of Canadian Utilities from C$38.00 to C$40.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 21st. Finally, CSFB raised their target price on shares of Canadian Utilities from C$39.00 to C$41.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 13th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$37.89.

Shares of TSE CU opened at C$39.15 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is C$37.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$36.17. The company has a market cap of C$10.54 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 140.27. Canadian Utilities has a 12-month low of C$33.86 and a 12-month high of C$39.80.

Canadian Utilities (TSE:CU – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 23rd. The company reported C$0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.68 by C$0.03. The firm had revenue of C$1.03 billion for the quarter.

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Canadian Utilities Limited and its subsidiaries engage in the electricity, natural gas, and retail energy businesses worldwide. It operates through Utilities, Energy Infrastructure, and Corporate & Other segments. The Utilities segment provides regulated electricity transmission and distribution services in northern and central east Alberta, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories; and integrated natural gas transmission and distribution services in Alberta, the Lloydminster area of Saskatchewan, and Western Australia.

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