Capital Power Q1 EPS Forecast Reduced by Atb Cap Markets

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) – Atb Cap Markets reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Capital Power in a research note issued on Thursday, January 16th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.68 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.79. Atb Cap Markets currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Power’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Capital Power’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on CPX. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$54.00 to C$53.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. TD Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$61.00 to C$70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Desjardins lifted their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$60.00 to C$64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. ATB Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$57.00 to C$63.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$68.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$62.78.

Capital Power Stock Up 1.8 %

TSE CPX opened at C$62.13 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.46. The company has a fifty day moving average of C$61.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$51.32. The firm has a market capitalization of C$8.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.30, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. Capital Power has a 52 week low of C$33.90 and a 52 week high of C$68.73.

Capital Power Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.652 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.61 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.20%. Capital Power’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 51.68%.

About Capital Power

Capital Power Corporation develops, acquires, owns, and operates renewable and thermal power generation facilities in Canada and the United States. It generates electricity from various energy sources, including wind, solar, waste heat, natural gas, and coal. The company owns an approximately 7,500 megawatts (MW) of power generation capacity at 29 facilities.