Desjardins Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) Stock Price

Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) had its price target reduced by equities researchers at Desjardins from C$16.50 to C$16.00 in a research report issued on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage presently has a “hold” rating on the stock. Desjardins’ target price would suggest a potential downside of 5.83% from the stock’s previous close.

FRU has been the topic of a number of other research reports. National Bank Financial downgraded shares of Freehold Royalties from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating and set a C$15.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of Freehold Royalties from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a C$17.00 price target for the company. in a report on Friday. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Freehold Royalties from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from C$14.50 to C$17.50 in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on shares of Freehold Royalties from C$16.00 to C$17.00 in a report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce increased their price objective on shares of Freehold Royalties from C$14.50 to C$15.25 in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Freehold Royalties presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$16.84.

Freehold Royalties Trading Down 0.5%

TSE FRU opened at C$16.99 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.24, a P/E/G ratio of -0.92 and a beta of 0.65. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$16.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$15.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 28.51, a current ratio of 1.41 and a quick ratio of 1.50. Freehold Royalties has a one year low of C$10.53 and a one year high of C$18.22.

Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported C$0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$69.76 million for the quarter. Freehold Royalties had a return on equity of 8.82% and a net margin of 29.28%. Research analysts expect that Freehold Royalties will post 0.7581169 earnings per share for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Freehold Royalties

Here are the key news stories impacting Freehold Royalties this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TD Securities kept a “buy” rating while trimming its price target to C$21.00 (from C$22.00), implying ~23% upside versus the recent share price — this supports continued analyst conviction and may attract buyers. TD Securities target trimmed to C$21
• Neutral Sentiment: The company released its 2025 results and 2026 guidance; investors will be parsing production, royalty revenue, cash flow, capex plans and any dividend/distribution commentary — the guidance details will determine medium‑term sentiment. Freehold 2025 results and 2026 guidance
• Negative Sentiment: RBC downgraded FRU from “outperform” to “sector perform” and set a C$17.00 target (essentially flat vs. the recent price), a downgrade that can reduce buy‑side momentum even if the price target is near current levels. RBC downgrade to sector perform
• Negative Sentiment: Desjardins moved FRU to “hold” and cut its target to C$16.00 (from C$16.50), signaling a clearer near‑term downside view (~5.9% below the recent price) that can pressure the stock. Desjardins trims target to C$16.00

About Freehold Royalties

Freehold Royalties Ltd is in acquiring and managing Oil and Gas royalties. It operates in two segments: Canada, which includes exploration and evaluation assets and the petroleum and natural gas interests in Western Canada; and the United States, which includes petroleum and natural gas interests held in the Permian (Midland and Delaware), Eagle Ford, Haynesville and Bakken basins primarily located in the states of Texas, Louisiana, and North Dakota. The majority of its revenue is generated from Canada Segment.