Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seven have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$76.56.

CPX has been the subject of a number of research reports. Desjardins upped their target price on Capital Power from C$80.00 to C$82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. National Bank Financial set a C$74.00 price target on Capital Power and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce boosted their price objective on Capital Power from C$81.00 to C$82.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on Capital Power from C$79.00 to C$78.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, ATB Cormark Capital Markets set a C$75.00 target price on Capital Power and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd.

Capital Power Stock Down 0.6%

CPX stock opened at C$61.75 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 141.73, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.55. Capital Power has a 1-year low of C$41.87 and a 1-year high of C$73.80. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$60.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$62.77. The firm has a market cap of C$9.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.17, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.65.

Capital Power (TSE:CPX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The company reported C($0.13) EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$1.06 billion during the quarter. Capital Power had a net margin of 4.82% and a return on equity of 3.30%. Research analysts predict that Capital Power will post 2.8197088 EPS for the current year.

About Capital Power

Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is a growth-oriented power producer with approximately 12 GW of power generation at 32 facilities, plus battery energy storage across North America. We prioritize safely delivering reliable and affordable power communities can depend on, building lower-carbon power systems, and creating balanced solutions for our energy future.