DOWLING & PARTN Forecasts TSE:IFC FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• DOWLING & PARTN cut Intact Financial’s FY2026 EPS forecast to C$16.15 from C$17.30, broadly in line with the C$16.17 consensus estimate.
• Intact Financial reported quarterly EPS of C$4.33 on C$5.94 billion in revenue, with a 15.73% return on equity and a 12.04% net margin.
• Analyst sentiment remains positive, with nine Buy ratings and two Holds, producing a “Moderate Buy” consensus and an average price target of C$329.75; shares recently opened at C$242.29.

Intact Financial Co. (TSE:IFC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DOWLING & PARTN reduced their FY2026 EPS estimates for Intact Financial in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 7th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Ferguson now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $16.15 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $17.30. The consensus estimate for Intact Financial's current full-year earnings is $16.17 per share.

Intact Financial (TSE:IFC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported C$4.33 EPS for the quarter. Intact Financial had a return on equity of 15.73% and a net margin of 12.04%. The firm had revenue of C$5.94 billion for the quarter.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on IFC. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce dropped their price objective on Intact Financial from C$314.00 to C$311.00 in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Scotia cut their target price on Intact Financial from C$325.00 to C$315.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Intact Financial from C$343.00 to C$351.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Scotiabank decreased their target price on Intact Financial from C$330.00 to C$325.00 and set a "sector outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Intact Financial from C$352.00 to C$344.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Intact Financial presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$329.75.

Intact Financial Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of TSE IFC opened at C$242.29 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of C$42.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.22, a current ratio of 7.21 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$261.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$268.29. Intact Financial has a 1 year low of C$236.92 and a 1 year high of C$305.52.

About Intact Financial

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. Intact directly manages its investments through subsidiary Intact Investment Management. The vast majority of these invested assets are fixed-income securities.

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