Atb Cap Markets Lowers Earnings Estimates for Capital Power

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

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on the stock. ATB Capital raised their price objective 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, December 18th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced 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 report on Thursday, October 31st. TD Securities raised their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$61.00 to C$70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. CIBC lifted their price target on shares of Capital Power from C$54.00 to C$68.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, December 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$68.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$62.78.

Capital Power Price Performance

Shares of TSE:CPX opened at C$62.15 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.46. The company has a market cap of C$8.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.31, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. Capital Power has a 52 week low of C$33.90 and a 52 week high of C$68.73. The company has a 50-day moving average price of C$61.67 and a 200 day moving average price of C$51.48.

Capital Power Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.652 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.61 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.20%. Capital Power’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.