Raymond James Issues Negative Outlook for TSE:LB Earnings

Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB) – Equities researchers at Raymond James lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Laurentian Bank of Canada in a report issued on Monday, March 3rd. Raymond James analyst S. Boland now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.02. The consensus estimate for Laurentian Bank of Canada’s current full-year earnings is $3.84 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Laurentian Bank of Canada’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.21 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on LB. CIBC increased their price target on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$28.00 to C$31.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$31.00 to C$30.00 in a report on Monday. National Bankshares lifted their target price on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$25.00 to C$27.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$33.00 to C$28.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$29.00 to C$30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$28.00.

Laurentian Bank of Canada Stock Down 0.3 %

Laurentian Bank of Canada stock opened at C$26.72 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is C$28.17 and its 200 day moving average is C$27.72. Laurentian Bank of Canada has a 52-week low of C$24.45 and a 52-week high of C$31.74. The company has a market cap of C$1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -213.11, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.25.

Laurentian Bank of Canada Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, March 15th will be paid a $0.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.04%. Laurentian Bank of Canada’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -1,499.45%.

About Laurentian Bank of Canada

Laurentian Bank of Canada, together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial services to personal, business, and institutional customers in Canada and the United States. It operates through three segments: Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Capital Markets. The Personal Banking segment offers financial services, such as financial advisory services to financial intermediaries; and operates digital direct-to-customer platform to retail clients.