Desjardins Issues Optimistic Outlook for Aritzia Earnings

Key Points

• Desjardins has increased its Q3 2026 earnings estimate for Aritzia to $0.86 per share, giving the stock a "Buy" rating and a target price of $84.00.
• Several analysts, including Raymond James and Royal Bank Of Canada, have raised their price objectives for Aritzia, with an average target now at C$89.40 and a consensus rating of "Buy".
• Insider selling activity has been notable, with key executives offloading over 94,000 shares in recent months, indicating potential shifts in confidence among senior staff.

Aritzia Inc. (TSE:ATZ - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Desjardins lifted their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Aritzia in a report released on Monday, October 6th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.86 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.85. Desjardins currently has a "Buy" rating and a $84.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aritzia's current full-year earnings is $1.78 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Aritzia's FY2026 earnings at $2.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.01 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on ATZ. Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on Aritzia from C$78.00 to C$87.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Aritzia from C$85.00 to C$94.00 in a research report on Sunday, July 13th. CIBC boosted their price objective on Aritzia from C$87.00 to C$94.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. TD Securities raised their target price on Aritzia from C$81.00 to C$93.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on Aritzia from C$92.00 to C$100.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$89.40.

Aritzia Trading Down 1.9%

TSE:ATZ opened at C$80.84 on Wednesday. Aritzia has a 12 month low of C$36.51 and a 12 month high of C$90.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 93.51. The company's 50 day moving average is C$80.83 and its 200-day moving average is C$67.90. The firm has a market cap of C$9.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.89.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Senior Officer Philippa (Pippa) Morgan sold 2,231 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$72.18, for a total transaction of C$161,033.58. Also, Director Jennifer Wong sold 30,000 shares of Aritzia stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of C$75.00, for a total transaction of C$2,250,000.00. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 94,200 shares of company stock valued at $7,000,627. Insiders own 0.94% of the company's stock.

About Aritzia

Aritzia Inc is an integrated design house of exclusive fashion brands. It designs apparel and accessories for its collection of exclusive brands and sells them under the Aritzia banner. The category of products offered by the firm is blouses, T-shirts, pants, dresses, sweaters, jackets and coats, skirts, shorts, jumpsuits, and accessories.

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