Capital Power Q1 EPS Estimate Reduced by Atb Cap Markets

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) – Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Capital Power in a report released on Tuesday, December 17th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.84. 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 $0.94 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.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Desjardins increased their price objective on Capital Power from C$60.00 to C$64.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. TD Securities raised their price target on shares of 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. Royal Bank of Canada decreased 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. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$68.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, ATB Capital boosted their target price on shares of Capital Power from C$57.00 to C$63.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$61.22.

Capital Power Stock Performance

Shares of CPX stock opened at C$62.60 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.46, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The business has a fifty day moving average of C$57.29 and a 200 day moving average of C$47.86. The firm has a market capitalization of C$8.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. Capital Power has a 1 year low of C$33.90 and a 1 year high of C$68.73.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital Power

In related news, Senior Officer Bryan Deneve sold 6,100 shares of Capital Power stock in a transaction on 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 corporate insiders.

Capital Power Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors 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 yield of 4.17%. Capital Power’s dividend 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.