Atb Cap Markets Lowers Earnings Estimates for Capital Power

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) – Investment analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Capital Power in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 16th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now expects that the company will earn $0.68 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.79. 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 $0.88 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

CPX has been the subject of several other reports. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on 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. Desjardins upped their price target on 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 upped their price target on 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. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on 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. Finally, CIBC upped their price target on Capital Power from C$54.00 to C$68.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 30th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$62.78.

Capital Power Trading Down 0.3 %

Capital Power stock opened at C$61.99 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$61.67 and a 200 day moving average of C$51.48. The firm has a market capitalization of C$8.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.28, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. Capital Power has a 12-month low of C$33.90 and a 12-month high of C$68.73. 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 (TSE:CPX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported C$1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$0.96 by C$0.36. Capital Power had a net margin of 16.77% and a return on equity of 19.49%. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.26 earnings per share.

Capital Power Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.652 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.61 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.21%. Capital Power’s payout ratio is presently 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.