iA Financial Q1 EPS Boosted by National Bank Financial

iA Financial Co. Inc. (TSE:IAG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of iA Financial in a research report issued on Thursday, May 1st. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.86 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.84. The consensus estimate for iA Financial's current full-year earnings is $11.62 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for iA Financial's Q2 2025 earnings at $3.01 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.12 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

IAG has been the subject of a number of other reports. TD Securities upped their target price on iA Financial from C$146.00 to C$147.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Royal Bank of Canada set a C$141.00 price target on shares of iA Financial and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on iA Financial from C$143.00 to C$140.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on iA Financial from C$140.00 to C$150.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Desjardins upped their price target on iA Financial from C$140.00 to C$145.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, iA Financial has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$139.75.

iA Financial Stock Down 1.1 %

TSE IAG traded down C$1.51 during midday trading on Monday, hitting C$132.99. The company had a trading volume of 317,936 shares, compared to its average volume of 263,026. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of C$129.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$129.87. iA Financial has a fifty-two week low of C$84.29 and a fifty-two week high of C$141.88. The stock has a market cap of C$12.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.13.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Alain Bergeron sold 2,750 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$136.99, for a total value of C$376,722.50. In the last three months, insiders have sold 12,750 shares of company stock valued at $1,731,044. 0.09% of the stock is owned by insiders.

iA Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.71%. iA Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.25%.

About iA Financial

iA Financial Corporation Inc, provides insurance and wealth management services in Canada and the United States. The company operates through Insurance, Canada; Wealth Management; Investment; and US Operations segments. The company provides health, auto, home, and creditor insurance products; replacement insurance products and warranties; extended warranties and other ancillary products for dealer services; specialized products for special markets; and life insurance products and extended warranties relating to dealer services.