FY2026 Earnings Estimate for MDA Space Issued By Scotiabank

Key Points

• Scotiabank lowered its FY2026 EPS estimate for MDA Space to $1.39 from $1.50 while maintaining an "Outperform" rating and a C$42 price target; the consensus current full-year EPS estimate is C$0.96.
• Analyst sentiment is broadly positive with a consensus "Buy" rating and a C$40.75 target, though views vary—Morgan Stanley upgraded to "overweight" and raised its target to C$46, while RBC and BMO trimmed their targets.
• MDA shares trade around C$36.70 (52-week range C$19.96–C$48.31) and insiders own 12.6%; Director John Carter Risley sold 75,700 shares in late December.

MDA Space Ltd. (TSE:MDA - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Scotiabank lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of MDA Space in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, January 23rd. Scotiabank analyst K. Gupta now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.39 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.50. Scotiabank currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $42.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for MDA Space's current full-year earnings is $0.96 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on MDA. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of MDA Space from C$45.00 to C$38.00 in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Stifel Nicolaus set a C$48.00 target price on MDA Space and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley upgraded MDA Space from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the company from C$32.00 to C$46.00 in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on MDA Space from C$36.00 to C$32.00 in a research note on Monday, November 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and six have issued a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$40.75.

MDA Space Stock Up 0.4%

MDA stock opened at C$36.70 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.94, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market capitalization of C$4.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.18 and a beta of -1.15. MDA Space has a 52-week low of C$19.96 and a 52-week high of C$48.31. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$27.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$33.49.

MDA Space (TSE:MDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 14th. The company reported C$0.35 earnings per share for the quarter. MDA Space had a return on equity of 6.17% and a net margin of 7.22%.The business had revenue of C$409.80 million during the quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other MDA Space news, Director John Carter Risley sold 75,700 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$27.17, for a total value of C$2,056,769.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 313,710 shares of the company's stock, valued at C$8,523,500.70. This represents a 19.44% decrease in their position. 12.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

MDA Space Company Profile

MDA Space Ltd, formerly MDA Ltd, is a global space company. The Company is a robotics, satellite systems and Geo intelligence provider. It provides communications satellites and earth and space observation. It is also involved in space exploration and infrastructure. Its software, AURORA, is a digital satellite product line providing critical new solutions to operators. AURORA technology enables constellations to extend communication networks to every corner of the globe with digital automation, and robotics.

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