Desjardins Boosts Earnings Estimates for Power Co. of Canada

Key Points

• Desjardins upgraded Power Co. of Canada's Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate to $1.32, slightly higher than the previous estimate of $1.30, reflecting positive growth forecasts.
• The firm maintains a "Buy" rating with a price target of $65.00 on Power Co. of Canada, amidst increasing target prices from multiple analysts.
• Power Co. of Canada currently has a market cap of C$40.43 billion and is trading at C$63.04, which highlights its robust market position.

Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Desjardins raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Power Co. of Canada in a report released on Wednesday, October 22nd. Desjardins analyst D. Young now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.32 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.30. Desjardins has a "Buy" rating and a $65.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Power Co. of Canada's current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Power Co. of Canada's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.30 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.30 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on POW. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Power Co. of Canada from C$58.00 to C$59.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Power Co. of Canada from C$59.00 to C$65.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Jefferies Financial Group cut Power Co. of Canada from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and raised their price target for the company from C$57.00 to C$60.00 in a research note on Monday, August 11th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Power Co. of Canada from C$54.00 to C$58.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, National Bankshares raised their price target on Power Co. of Canada from C$55.00 to C$56.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of C$60.00.

Power Co. of Canada Trading Up 1.3%

TSE:POW opened at C$63.04 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of C$40.43 billion, a PE ratio of 15.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$59.31 and a 200 day moving average price of C$54.78. Power Co. of Canada has a 12-month low of C$41.88 and a 12-month high of C$63.22.

About Power Co. of Canada

Power Corp. of Canada is a diversified holding company with interests in financial services, communications, and other business sectors through its controlling interests in Power Financial. Power Financial in turn holds controlling interests in Great-West Life (an insurance conglomerate), IGM Financial (Canada's largest nonbank asset manager), and Pargesa (a holding company with interests in European companies).

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