Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for TSE:EFN Q1 Earnings

Element Fleet Management Corp. (TSE:EFN) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Element Fleet Management in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 29th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.39 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.37. The consensus estimate for Element Fleet Management’s current full-year earnings is $1.69 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Element Fleet Management’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.71 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on Element Fleet Management from C$31.00 to C$30.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. National Bankshares decreased their target price on shares of Element Fleet Management from C$41.00 to C$40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Raymond James boosted their price target on shares of Element Fleet Management from C$34.00 to C$36.00 in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of Element Fleet Management to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, April 20th. Finally, CIBC boosted their target price on shares of Element Fleet Management from C$33.00 to C$34.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Element Fleet Management currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$34.38.

Element Fleet Management Stock Performance

TSE EFN opened at C$31.25 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of C$8.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.93, a PEG ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 5.70, a current ratio of 7.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 303.64. Element Fleet Management has a twelve month low of C$22.19 and a twelve month high of C$31.41. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$28.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$28.95.

Insider Activity

In related news, Senior Officer Carlos David Madrigal Gonzalez bought 2,107 shares of Element Fleet Management stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$27.06 per share, with a total value of C$57,010.36. Also, Senior Officer Laura Lee Dottori-Attanasio purchased 18,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$27.78 per share, with a total value of C$499,991.40. Corporate insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

Element Fleet Management Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 15th were paid a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This is a boost from Element Fleet Management’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Element Fleet Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 39.84%.

About Element Fleet Management

Element Financial separated into two independent public companies in October 2016. The former company now consists of Element Fleet Management, a global fleet management company, and ECN Capital, a commercial finance company. Element Fleet Management provides management services and financing for commercial vehicle and equipment fleets.