iA Financial (TSE:IAG) Sets New 52-Week High at $112.72

iA Financial Co. Inc. (TSE:IAG)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as C$112.72 and last traded at C$112.16, with a volume of 5058 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at C$112.10.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on iA Financial from C$102.00 to C$105.00 and gave the stock a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Scotiabank upped their target price on iA Financial from C$100.00 to C$110.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. TD Securities increased their price target on iA Financial from C$110.00 to C$114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of iA Financial from C$102.00 to C$111.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, CIBC raised their target price on shares of iA Financial from C$100.00 to C$106.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, iA Financial currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$105.25.

iA Financial Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of C$10.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.12. The stock’s 50-day moving average is C$100.22 and its 200-day moving average is C$91.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.39.

iA Financial (TSE:IAG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported C$2.75 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of C$2.58 by C$0.17. iA Financial had a net margin of 9.02% and a return on equity of 10.51%. The business had revenue of C$1.64 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that iA Financial Co. Inc. will post 11.6585366 EPS for the current fiscal year.

iA Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 16th. Investors of record on Friday, August 23rd were given a $0.82 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 23rd. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.90%. iA Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 43.97%.

About iA Financial

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.