Quebecor (TSE:QBR.B) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Scotiabank Analyst Says

Quebecor (TSE:QBR.B) had its price objective increased by Scotiabank from C$51.25 to C$54.50 in a note issued to investors on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has a “sector perform” rating on the stock. Scotiabank’s price target suggests a potential downside of 3.39% from the company’s previous close.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce upped their price objective on Quebecor from C$54.00 to C$57.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. TD Securities boosted their price target on shares of Quebecor from C$49.00 to C$52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Canaccord Genuity Group cut shares of Quebecor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from C$50.00 to C$51.25 in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Desjardins lifted their price objective on shares of Quebecor from C$53.00 to C$54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, National Bank Financial boosted their target price on shares of Quebecor from C$54.00 to C$57.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$58.08.

Quebecor Stock Up 4.9%

Shares of TSE:QBR.B opened at C$56.41 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is C$51.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$47.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 363.97, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 1.01. Quebecor has a 1-year low of C$32.57 and a 1-year high of C$57.77. The stock has a market capitalization of C$12.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.63.

Quebecor (TSE:QBR.B) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported C$0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Quebecor had a net margin of 12.99% and a return on equity of 37.44%. The firm had revenue of C$1.55 billion for the quarter.

More Quebecor News

Here are the key news stories impacting Quebecor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets raised its price target to C$60.00 and kept an “Outperform” rating — another institutional upgrade supporting near-term upside. BMO Raise
• Positive Sentiment: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce lifted its target to C$61.00 and set an “Outperform” rating — one of several banks increasing targets today. CIBC Raise (BayStreet) CIBC Raise (TickerReport)
• Positive Sentiment: ATB Cormark bumped its target to C$63.00 and kept an “Outperform” call — the most bullish target among the recent updates. ATB Cormark Raise
• Positive Sentiment: Desjardins raised its target to C$61.00 and issued a “Buy” — another vote of confidence from sell‑side analysts. Desjardins Raise
• Positive Sentiment: Quebecor reported Q4 / FY2025 results: C$0.99 EPS and C$1.55B revenue, with ROE ~37.4% and net margin ~13% — solid profitability metrics that likely reinforced analyst upgrades. Earnings Release
• Positive Sentiment: Broker consensus summarized as “Moderate Buy” — broader analyst sentiment trending constructive. Consensus Note
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC raised its target to C$57.00 but maintains a “Sector Perform” rating (minimal implied upside). RBC Update
• Neutral Sentiment: National Bank lifted its target to C$57.00 and kept “Sector Perform” — an incremental move with limited directional impact. National Bank Update
• Negative Sentiment: Scotiabank increased its target to C$54.50 but kept “Sector Perform” — the target implies a small downside versus the current price. Scotiabank Update
• Negative Sentiment: TD Securities downgraded Quebecor from “Buy” to “Hold” despite raising its target to C$60.00 — a mixed signal that could temper enthusiasm from some investors. TD Downgrade

About Quebecor

Quebecor primarily provides mobile and fixed-line telecom services in Quebec where it is the leading telecom provider. With more than 1.8 million internet subscribers Quebecor provides internet service to more than 60% of the homes its network passes. It also has about 1.6 million mobile subscribers representing more than 20% wireless market share in Quebec. In addition to the quadruple-play services Quebecor offers a French-language subscription video on demand service and has a media segment that owns and operates television stations publishes newspapers and magazines and produces and distributes films and television shows.