Atb Cap Markets Expects Lower Earnings for Capital Power

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX - Free Report) - Atb Cap Markets cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Capital Power in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 14th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Capital Power's current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share.

CPX has been the subject of several other research reports. TD Securities reduced their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$70.00 to C$66.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Cibc World Mkts raised shares of Capital Power from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. CIBC raised shares of Capital Power from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from C$68.00 to C$64.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 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. Finally, ATB Capital lowered their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$63.00 to C$62.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$63.50.

Capital Power Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of TSE:CPX traded up C$0.39 during trading on Thursday, hitting C$54.17. 496,501 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 940,193. The stock has a market capitalization of C$7.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.87, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 136.03, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.55. Capital Power has a 12-month low of C$37.35 and a 12-month high of C$68.73. The firm's 50 day moving average price is C$48.97 and its 200-day moving average price is C$54.67.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capital Power

In other Capital Power news, Senior Officer Jacquelyn Marie Pylypiuk sold 962 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$53.63, for a total value of C$51,590.14. Also, Senior Officer Jason Daniel Comandante sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$52.95, for a total transaction of C$105,900.00. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 8,672 shares of company stock worth $460,121. Corporate insiders own 0.17% of the company's stock.

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.