iA Financial (TSE:IAG) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Desjardins Analyst Says

iA Financial (TSE:IAG) had its target price hoisted by Desjardins from C$149.00 to C$163.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday,BayStreet.CA reports. The firm presently has a “hold” rating on the stock. Desjardins’ price objective would suggest a potential upside of 3.74% from the company’s previous close. Desjardins also issued estimates for iA Financial’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $13.00 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $13.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $14.80 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of iA Financial from C$148.00 to C$160.00 in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Cormark downgraded iA Financial from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. TD Securities increased their price objective on iA Financial from C$158.00 to C$175.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on iA Financial from C$142.00 to C$151.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded iA Financial to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, iA Financial has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$151.13.

iA Financial Trading Down 1.7%

TSE IAG opened at C$157.12 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of C$14.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.67, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of C$153.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$143.25. iA Financial has a 12-month low of C$112.23 and a 12-month high of C$162.94.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Pierre Miron sold 20,000 shares of iA Financial stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$150.60, for a total transaction of C$3,011,960.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 4,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$737,930.20. This trade represents a 80.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Also, insider St�Phanie Butt Thibodeau sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of C$149.00, for a total value of C$447,000.00. Company insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

iA Financial Company Profile

iA Financial Corp Inc is a life and health insurance company. It offers life and health insurance products, savings and retirement plans, mutual funds, securities, auto and home insurance, mortgages, and others. The company operates and manages its activities according to five main reportable operating segments Individual Insurance, Individual Wealth Management, Group Insurance, Group Savings and Retirement, and US Operations.