Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for FirstService Co.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:FSV)

FirstService Co. (NASDAQ:FSV) (TSE:FSV) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FirstService in a report released on Wednesday, April 24th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.69 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for FirstService’s current full-year earnings is $4.60 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for FirstService’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

FirstService (NASDAQ:FSV) (TSE:FSV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.13 billion. FirstService had a net margin of 2.02% and a return on equity of 15.16%.

Several other research firms have also commented on FSV. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $187.00 price target on shares of FirstService in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. StockNews.com lowered FirstService from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. TheStreet lowered FirstService from a “b-” rating to a “c” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. Raymond James boosted their target price on FirstService from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 26th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on FirstService from $196.00 to $193.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $186.00.

FirstService Stock Down 1.2 %

FSV stock opened at $149.80 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $6.74 billion, a PE ratio of 74.16 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a current ratio of 1.97. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $161.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $158.42. FirstService has a one year low of $134.77 and a one year high of $171.94.

FirstService Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 29th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.67%. This is a positive change from FirstService’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. FirstService’s dividend payout ratio is currently 49.51%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FirstService

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FSV. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of FirstService during the fourth quarter worth $82,488,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of FirstService by 17.4% in the third quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 2,364,766 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $334,631,000 after buying an additional 349,894 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of FirstService by 245.7% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 338,104 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $54,803,000 after buying an additional 240,303 shares during the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FirstService in the fourth quarter valued at about $38,318,000. Finally, LM Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FirstService in the fourth quarter valued at about $15,557,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.35% of the company’s stock.

FirstService Company Profile

FirstService Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides residential property management and other essential property services to residential and commercial customers in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments: FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands. The FirstService Residential segment offers services for private residential communities, such as condominiums, co-operatives, homeowner associations, master-planned communities, active adult and lifestyle communities, and various other residential developments.