Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:POW Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Desjardins has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Power Co. of Canada to $1.30, up from a previous forecast of $1.27.
• Analysts have variously adjusted their target prices for Power Co. of Canada, with Scotiabank increasing it to C$59.00, while CIBC downgraded the stock's rating from "outperform" to "neutral."
• Power Co. of Canada currently has a market capitalization of C$36.82 billion and the stock is trading at C$57.60, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."

Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Desjardins raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Power Co. of Canada in a research report issued on Friday, August 8th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $1.30 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.27. Desjardins currently has a "Buy" rating and a $60.00 target price 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 $1.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.65 EPS.

POW has been the topic of a number of other reports. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Power Co. of Canada from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and upped their price target for the company from C$57.00 to C$60.00 in a report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada downgraded Power Co. of Canada from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and upped their price target for the company from C$57.00 to C$58.00 in a report on Monday. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Power Co. of Canada from C$54.00 to C$58.00 in a report on Thursday, August 7th. TD Securities increased their target price on Power Co. of Canada from C$56.00 to C$62.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, National Bankshares increased their target price on Power Co. of Canada from C$55.00 to C$56.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Power Co. of Canada has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$59.25.

Power Co. of Canada Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:POW traded down C$0.12 during midday trading on Monday, reaching C$56.94. 1,312,782 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,474,433. The company has a market cap of C$36.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.08, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.09. Power Co. of Canada has a one year low of C$37.81 and a one year high of C$59.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average of C$53.90 and a 200 day moving average of C$50.89.

Power Co. of Canada Company Profile

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).