Capital Power FY2025 EPS Estimate Reduced by Atb Cap Markets

Key Points

• Atb Cap Markets has revised its FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Capital Power Co. down to $1.72, significantly lower than the previous estimate of $3.49.
• Despite the downgrade, Capital Power stock has seen various analysts increase their target prices, with TD Securities recently raising it to C$69.00 and maintaining a "buy" rating.
• Insider selling activity has occurred, with Senior Officers selling a combined total of 8,672 shares over the last 90 days, representing 0.17% of the company's stock.

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX - Free Report) - Atb Cap Markets dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Capital Power in a report released on Wednesday, July 30th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now forecasts that the company will earn $1.72 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.49. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.56 EPS.

CPX has been the subject of several other reports. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Capital Power from C$64.00 to C$67.00 in a research note on Friday, July 18th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Capital Power from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of Capital Power from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their target price for the company from C$65.00 to C$67.00 in a research note on Thursday. TD Securities raised their target price on shares of Capital Power from C$66.00 to C$69.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, National Bankshares raised their target price on shares of Capital Power from C$62.00 to C$63.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$65.78.

Capital Power Stock Performance

Shares of TSE CPX opened at C$56.51 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$57.05 and a 200-day moving average price of C$53.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 136.03, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The stock has a market cap of C$7.98 billion, a PE ratio of 13.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. Capital Power has a 1 year low of C$41.87 and a 1 year high of C$68.73.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital Power

In other Capital Power news, Senior Officer Jason Daniel Comandante sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$52.95, for a total transaction of C$105,900.00. Also, Senior Officer Sandra Anne Haskins sold 5,710 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$53.00, for a total transaction of C$302,631.14. Insiders sold 8,672 shares of company stock worth $460,121 over the last 90 days. 0.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Capital Power

Capital Power Corp is a North American power producer whose principal activities are developing, acquiring, and operating power plants. Through its subsidiary, Capital Power owns and operates a portfolio of natural gas, coal, wind, solar, and solid fuel energy generating facilities. These are located throughout Western and Central Canada and the U.S.

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