Brokers Issue Forecasts for iA Financial Q1 Earnings

iA Financial Co. Inc. (TSE:IAG) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of iA Financial in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine forecasts that the company will earn $2.84 per share for the quarter. National Bank Financial currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for iA Financial’s current full-year earnings is $11.62 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for iA Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.06 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.29 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. CIBC boosted their price objective on iA Financial from C$143.00 to C$144.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of iA Financial from C$126.00 to C$140.00 in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Cormark lifted their price objective on shares of iA Financial from C$127.00 to C$130.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. National Bankshares boosted their target price on shares of iA Financial from C$118.00 to C$121.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of iA Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$131.25.

iA Financial Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of IAG stock opened at C$133.70 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of C$12.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.74, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.13. The business has a 50 day moving average of C$131.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$119.78. iA Financial has a 52 week low of C$80.95 and a 52 week high of C$141.88.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Alain Bergeron sold 2,750 shares of iA Financial stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$134.00, for a total transaction of C$368,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$67,000. The trade was a 84.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. Also, Director Denis Ricard sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$137.00, for a total transaction of C$685,000.00. Insiders have sold a total of 11,010 shares of company stock valued at $1,489,142 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

iA Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.69%. iA Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.25%.

iA Financial Company Profile

iA Financial Corporation Inc, provides insurance and wealth management services in Canada and the United States. The company operates through Insurance, Canada; Wealth Management; Investment; and US Operations segments. The company provides health, auto, home, and creditor insurance products; replacement insurance products and warranties; extended warranties and other ancillary products for dealer services; specialized products for special markets; and life insurance products and extended warranties relating to dealer services.