AQN Q3 EPS Forecast Reduced by National Bank Financial

Key Points

• National Bank Financial has reduced its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Algonquin Power & Utilities to $0.07, down from $0.08, while maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for its last quarter, meeting analysts' expectations, despite a decrease from $0.09 earnings per share in the same quarter last year.
• Algonquin Power & Utilities announced a quarterly dividend of $0.065 per share, which equates to an annualized yield of 4.6%, with the payment scheduled for October 15th.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (NYSE:AQN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Algonquin Power & Utilities in a report issued on Sunday, August 10th. National Bank Financial analyst B. Sidhu now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.07 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.08. National Bank Financial currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Algonquin Power & Utilities' current full-year earnings is $0.38 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Algonquin Power & Utilities' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 8th. The utilities provider reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04. Algonquin Power & Utilities had a positive return on equity of 4.60% and a negative net margin of 57.66%. The firm had revenue of $535.59 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $535.64 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.09 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on AQN. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Algonquin Power & Utilities from $6.00 to $6.50 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. National Bankshares lowered Algonquin Power & Utilities from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and set a $6.75 price objective on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Desjardins upped their price objective on Algonquin Power & Utilities from $4.75 to $6.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered Algonquin Power & Utilities from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, CIBC upped their price objective on Algonquin Power & Utilities from $5.75 to $6.25 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and twelve have assigned a hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Algonquin Power & Utilities currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $6.31.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of AQN stock opened at $5.69 on Tuesday. The business's fifty day moving average price is $5.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.35. Algonquin Power & Utilities has a 1-year low of $4.19 and a 1-year high of $6.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.37 billion, a PE ratio of -3.16 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

Institutional Trading of Algonquin Power & Utilities

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities by 16.3% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 14,809 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 2,073 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities by 10.6% in the second quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 23,484 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $135,000 after acquiring an additional 2,242 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities by 85.7% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,887 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 2,256 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale lifted its position in shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities by 5.2% in the first quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 114,834 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $583,000 after acquiring an additional 5,693 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities in the first quarter valued at $31,000. 62.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.065 per share. This represents a $0.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. Algonquin Power & Utilities's payout ratio is presently -14.44%.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Company Profile

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is an investment holding company, which engages in energy generation and water distribution facilities. It operates through the Regulated Services Group and Renewable Energy Group segments. The Regulated Services Group segment owns and operates a portfolio of electric, natural gas, water distribution, and wastewater collection utility systems and transmission.

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