National Bank Financial Comments on Chorus Aviation Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Chorus Aviation is expected to report Q3 2025 earnings per share of $0.49, significantly higher than the current full-year estimate of $0.30.
• Several financial institutions have raised their price targets on Chorus Aviation, with CIBC setting a new target of C$30.00 and maintaining an "outperform" rating.
• The company has cut its dividend to $0.08 per share, reflecting a yield of 1.5% and a payout ratio of -79.24%.

Chorus Aviation Inc. (TSE:CHR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Chorus Aviation in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, August 6th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen anticipates that the company will earn $0.49 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Chorus Aviation's current full-year earnings is $0.30 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Chorus Aviation's FY2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. TD Securities increased their price target on shares of Chorus Aviation from C$27.00 to C$29.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. CIBC increased their price target on shares of Chorus Aviation from C$29.00 to C$30.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Chorus Aviation from C$25.00 to C$27.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Chorus Aviation from C$23.50 to C$24.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$17.24.

Chorus Aviation Price Performance

Chorus Aviation stock traded down C$0.20 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching C$20.61. The company had a trading volume of 12,704 shares, compared to its average volume of 50,129. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is C$21.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$19.24. The company has a market capitalization of C$559.77 million, a P/E ratio of -34.02, a P/E/G ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 2.14. Chorus Aviation has a 1 year low of C$17.43 and a 1 year high of C$24.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 118.79, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.53.

Chorus Aviation Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 31st. Chorus Aviation's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -79.24%.

About Chorus Aviation

Chorus is an aviation solutions provider to customers worldwide. Its operating subsidiaries are: Jazz Aviation, the largest regional operator in Canada and provider of regional air services under the Air Canada Express brand; Voyageur Aviation, a leading provider of specialty charter, aircraft modifications, parts provisioning and in-service support services; and Cygnet Aviation Academy, an industry leading accredited training academy preparing pilots for direct entry into airlines.