What is Cormark’s Forecast for TSE:CWB FY2026 Earnings?

Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) – Investment analysts at Cormark issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Canadian Western Bank in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 25th. Cormark analyst L. Persaud forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.92 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Canadian Western Bank’s current full-year earnings is $3.66 per share.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on CWB. Cibc World Mkts raised Canadian Western Bank to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Canadian Western Bank from C$52.00 to C$58.00 in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Canadian Western Bank from C$51.00 to C$52.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Canadian Western Bank from C$52.00 to C$62.00 in a research note on Monday. Finally, Desjardins boosted their price objective on shares of Canadian Western Bank from C$53.00 to C$57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$51.45.

Canadian Western Bank Price Performance

Shares of Canadian Western Bank stock opened at C$60.28 on Tuesday. Canadian Western Bank has a 1 year low of C$24.66 and a 1 year high of C$60.35. The business has a 50 day moving average price of C$56.18 and a 200 day moving average price of C$46.22. The company has a market capitalization of C$5.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.39.

Canadian Western Bank (TSE:CWB) last announced its earnings results on Friday, August 30th. The company reported C$0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.87 by C($0.27). Canadian Western Bank had a return on equity of 7.51% and a net margin of 29.23%. The business had revenue of C$298.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$296.88 million.

Insider Buying and Selling at Canadian Western Bank

In other Canadian Western Bank news, Senior Officer Trent Albert Erickson sold 3,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$51.42, for a total transaction of C$200,538.00. 0.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Canadian Western Bank Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 12th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 12th. Canadian Western Bank’s dividend payout ratio is currently 46.98%.

Canadian Western Bank Company Profile

Canadian Western Bank provides personal and business banking products and services in Western Canada. The company offers current, savings, US dollar, chequing, flex notice, organization, business trust, and trust fund investment accounts. It also offers commercial lending and real estate, equipment financing and leasing, aviation financing, and dealership financing products; agriculture lending products and AgriInvest savings account; variable and fixed rate mortgages; line of credit; registered retirement savings plan, consolidation, and vehicle loans; and credit cards.