Desjardins Issues Optimistic Forecast for 5N Plus Earnings

Key Points

• Desjardins analysts have increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for 5N Plus from $0.55 to $0.60, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a target price of $14.00.
• The consensus estimate for 5N Plus' current full-year earnings stands at just $0.37 per share, indicating significant anticipated growth.
• Multiple research firms have revised their ratings positively, with National Bankshares raising its price objective from C$9.00 to C$10.50 and describing 5N Plus as an "outperform" stock.

5N Plus Inc. (TSE:VNP - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Desjardins upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of 5N Plus in a report released on Tuesday, August 5th. Desjardins analyst F. Tremblay now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.60 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.55. Desjardins currently has a "Buy" rating and a $14.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for 5N Plus' current full-year earnings is $0.37 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for 5N Plus' FY2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on VNP. Cormark raised 5N Plus to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Ventum Financial increased their price objective on 5N Plus from C$11.00 to C$14.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. National Bankshares lifted their price objective on 5N Plus from C$9.00 to C$10.50 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Finally, National Bank Financial raised 5N Plus to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, 5N Plus presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$11.75.

5N Plus Stock Performance

5N Plus stock traded down C$0.15 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$15.16. 180,500 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 335,346. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 104.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 3.49. 5N Plus has a fifty-two week low of C$4.90 and a fifty-two week high of C$15.80. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of C$10.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$7.97. The firm has a market capitalization of C$951.65 million, a PE ratio of 59.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6,283.33 and a beta of 1.55.

5N Plus Company Profile

5N Plus Inc produces and sells specialty metals and chemicals in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Specialty Semiconductors and Performance Materials. The company offers semiconductor compounds, semiconductor wafers, metals, epitaxial semiconductor substrates, and solar cells.