Intact Financial Co. (TSE:IFC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Desjardins decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Intact Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. Desjardins analyst D. Young now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $3.60 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.78. Desjardins currently has a "Buy" rating and a $320.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Intact Financial's current full-year earnings is $16.17 per share.
IFC has been the subject of a number of other reports. Raymond James upped their price objective on Intact Financial from C$290.00 to C$302.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Cibc World Mkts downgraded shares of Intact Financial from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. CIBC raised their target price on shares of Intact Financial from C$290.00 to C$300.00 in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Scotiabank upped their price target on Intact Financial from C$295.00 to C$298.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their target price on Intact Financial from C$300.00 to C$324.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$294.27.
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Intact Financial Stock Performance
Intact Financial stock traded up C$1.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching C$304.39. 69,824 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 296,598. The firm has a market cap of C$54.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.57, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.57. The business has a fifty day moving average of C$286.67 and a 200 day moving average of C$273.35. Intact Financial has a 12-month low of C$218.58 and a 12-month high of C$304.99.
Insider Activity
In related news, Senior Officer Benoit Morissette sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$287.12, for a total transaction of C$1,722,738.00. Insiders own 0.24% of the company's stock.
About Intact Financial
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Intact Financial Corp is a property and casualty insurance company that provides written premiums in Canada. The company distributes insurance under the Intact Insurance brand through a network of brokers and a wholly-owned subsidiary, BrokerLink, and directly to consumers through Belairdirect. Most of the company's direct premiums are written in the personal automotive space.
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