Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at Royal Bank Of Canada

Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. They presently have a C$17.00 target price on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s target price indicates a potential upside of 0.06% from the company’s current price.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on FRU. Raymond James Financial upgraded Freehold Royalties from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from C$14.50 to C$17.50 in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. National Bank Financial downgraded Freehold Royalties from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating and set a C$15.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Freehold Royalties from C$15.00 to C$16.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of Freehold Royalties from C$16.00 to C$17.00 in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, TD Securities decreased their target price on shares of Freehold Royalties from C$22.00 to C$21.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Freehold Royalties has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$16.84.

Freehold Royalties Stock Down 0.5%

TSE FRU opened at C$16.99 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 28.51. Freehold Royalties has a 1-year low of C$10.53 and a 1-year high of C$18.22. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$16.59 and a 200-day moving average of C$15.09. The company has a market cap of C$2.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.24, a PEG ratio of -0.92 and a beta of 0.65.

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. Freehold Royalties had a return on equity of 8.82% and a net margin of 29.28%.The business had revenue of C$69.76 million for the quarter. On average, equities research analysts expect that Freehold Royalties will post 0.7581169 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting 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

Freehold Royalties Company Profile

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.