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Desjardins Predicts Weaker Earnings for Power Co. of Canada

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Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Desjardins reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Power Co. of Canada in a research report issued on Thursday, May 1st. Desjardins analyst D. Young now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $1.27 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.30. Desjardins has a "Buy" rating and a $53.00 price objective 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Power Co. of Canada from C$49.00 to C$52.00 in a research report on Friday, March 14th. National Bankshares upped their price objective on shares of Power Co. of Canada from C$50.00 to C$55.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. CIBC raised shares of Power Co. of Canada from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price target for the stock from C$48.00 to C$55.00 in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Cfra Research raised shares of Power Co. of Canada to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Finally, Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of Power Co. of Canada from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$54.13.

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Power Co. of Canada Price Performance

Shares of Power Co. of Canada stock traded down C$0.26 on Monday, reaching C$51.09. 171,075 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,595,934. The company has a 50 day moving average of C$50.11 and a 200 day moving average of C$47.12. Power Co. of Canada has a 52 week low of C$36.08 and a 52 week high of C$52.31. The firm has a market capitalization of C$32.65 billion, a PE ratio of 14.43, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.09.

About Power Co. of Canada

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Power Corporation of Canada, an international management and holding company, offers financial services in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through Lifeco, IGM Financial, and GBL segments. The company offers life, health and dental, disability, critical illness, and creditor insurance; accidental death and dismemberment; retirement savings and income and annuity products; and life assurance, pension, and investment products to individuals and small business owners.

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