Atb Cap Markets Reduces Earnings Estimates for Capital Power

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) – Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Capital Power in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now forecasts that the company will earn $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.84. Atb Cap Markets 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 $0.94 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.10 EPS.

CPX has been the topic of a number of other reports. Desjardins increased 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 report on Wednesday. ATB Capital increased their price target on Capital Power from C$57.00 to C$63.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. CIBC boosted their price objective on Capital Power from C$52.00 to C$54.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Capital Power from C$54.00 to C$53.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, TD Securities lifted their target price on Capital Power from C$61.00 to C$70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$61.22.

Capital Power Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of CPX opened at C$62.60 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is C$57.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$47.86. The company has a market cap of C$8.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.46. Capital Power has a twelve month low of C$33.90 and a twelve month high of C$68.73.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Capital Power news, Senior Officer Bryan Deneve sold 6,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$50.55, for a total value of C$308,355.00. 0.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Capital Power Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.652 dividend. This represents a $2.61 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. Capital Power’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.68%.

Capital Power Company Profile

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.