Capital Power FY2025 EPS Lowered by National Bank Financial

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Capital Power in a report released on Wednesday, July 30th. National Bank Financial analyst P. Kenny now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.03 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.66. The consensus estimate for Capital Power’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Capital Power’s FY2026 earnings at $3.53 EPS.

CPX has been the subject of several other research reports. Desjardins upped their price target on Capital Power from C$67.00 to C$68.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. CIBC upped their price target on Capital Power from C$66.00 to C$72.00 in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Scotiabank increased their target price on Capital Power from C$64.00 to C$67.00 in a report on Friday, July 18th. Jefferies Financial Group cut Capital Power from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their target price for the stock from C$59.00 to C$60.00 in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, TD Securities increased their target price on Capital Power from C$66.00 to C$69.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$65.78.

Capital Power Trading Down 2.7%

Capital Power stock opened at C$56.51 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of C$57.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$53.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 136.03. The stock has a market cap of C$7.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. Capital Power has a 12 month low of C$41.87 and a 12 month high of C$68.73.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Jacquelyn Marie Pylypiuk sold 962 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$53.63, for a total transaction of C$51,590.14. Also, Senior Officer Sandra Anne Haskins sold 5,710 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$53.00, for a total value of C$302,631.14. Insiders have sold a total of 8,672 shares of company stock worth $460,121 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

About Capital Power

Capital Power Corp is a North American power producer whose principal activities are developing, acquiring, and operating power plants. Through its subsidiary, Capital Power owns and operates a portfolio of natural gas, coal, wind, solar, and solid fuel energy generating facilities. These are located throughout Western and Central Canada and the U.S.