Cascades Inc. (TSE:CAS) Receives C$11.67 Average PT from Brokerages

Cascades Inc. (TSE:CAS) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is C$11.67.

CAS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on Cascades from C$14.00 to C$11.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 19th. CIBC decreased their price target on Cascades from C$14.00 to C$12.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 11th. National Bankshares decreased their price target on Cascades from C$13.50 to C$11.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 11th. Desjardins decreased their price target on Cascades from C$14.50 to C$13.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Finally, TD Securities decreased their price target on Cascades from C$12.00 to C$11.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th.

Cascades Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of CAS opened at C$9.18 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 108.76, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.33. Cascades has a one year low of C$9.10 and a one year high of C$15.00. The stock has a market capitalization of C$924.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.09, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.06. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of C$10.21 and a 200 day moving average price of C$11.85.

Cascades (TSE:CAS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 22nd. The company reported C$0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.30 by C($0.25). The company had revenue of C$1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$1.22 billion. Cascades had a negative net margin of 1.64% and a negative return on equity of 2.86%. Equities research analysts forecast that Cascades will post 0.8298611 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cascades Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a 1 dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 21st were given a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a yield of 4.66%. This is a positive change from Cascades’s previous 1 dividend of $0.12. Cascades’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -63.16%.

Cascades Company Profile

Cascades Inc produces, converts, and markets packaging and tissue products in Canada and the United States. The company operates through three segments: Containerboard, Specialty Products, and Tissue Papers. It offers various packaging solutions and tissue products comprised of recycled fibers; tissue papers, comprising parent rolls of virgin and recycled fibres; specialty products, including uncoated recycled boxboards; and containerboards.