Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:AFN Q4 Earnings

Ag Growth International Inc. (TSE:AFN) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Ag Growth International in a report released on Wednesday, January 22nd. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.86 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.06. The consensus estimate for Ag Growth International’s current full-year earnings is $6.58 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. CIBC decreased their target price on shares of Ag Growth International from C$72.00 to C$61.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. TD Securities lowered their target price on Ag Growth International from C$73.00 to C$57.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Atb Cap Markets downgraded Ag Growth International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. ATB Capital downgraded Ag Growth International from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and cut their price target for the stock from C$79.00 to C$63.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada downgraded Ag Growth International from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$67.25.

Ag Growth International Stock Performance

Shares of AFN opened at C$39.83 on Friday. Ag Growth International has a 52 week low of C$38.62 and a 52 week high of C$64.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 298.35, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.49. The company has a market capitalization of C$759.56 million, a PE ratio of 26.20, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.29. The company’s 50 day moving average price is C$49.66 and its 200 day moving average price is C$52.04.

Ag Growth International (TSE:AFN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported C$1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$1.66 by C($0.40). Ag Growth International had a net margin of 2.13% and a return on equity of 10.35%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.62 EPS.

Ag Growth International Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.51%. Ag Growth International’s payout ratio is currently 39.47%.

About Ag Growth International

Ag Growth International Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells equipment for the agriculture industry in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Farm and Commercial segments. The company offers grain, bolted, hopper, and smooth wall bins; temporary storage; unloads and sweeps systems; water tanks; secondary containment systems; fuel tanks; and storage accessories, as well as mixed flow dryers; fans and heaters; aeration products; vents and exhausters; and stirring systems.