Q1 EPS Estimates for ECN Capital Lowered by Analyst

ECN Capital Corp. (TSE:ECN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of ECN Capital in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.03 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.06. National Bank Financial currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for ECN Capital's current full-year earnings is $0.24 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for ECN Capital's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

Separately, CIBC increased their target price on ECN Capital from C$2.50 to C$3.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th.

ECN Capital Stock Up 1.8 %

ECN traded up C$0.05 during trading on Friday, reaching C$2.86. The company had a trading volume of 17,244 shares, compared to its average volume of 149,173. The company has a market cap of C$573.95 million, a P/E ratio of -12.78, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 1.35. ECN Capital has a 12 month low of C$1.60 and a 12 month high of C$3.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 304.13, a current ratio of 13.28 and a quick ratio of 3.81. The business's fifty day moving average price is C$2.74 and its 200 day moving average price is C$2.90.

ECN Capital Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 20th. ECN Capital's payout ratio is -17.87%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Steven Kenneth Hudson acquired 200,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$2.63 per share, with a total value of C$525,080.00. Company insiders own 18.31% of the company's stock.

About ECN Capital

ECN Capital Corp is a financial business service provider. It originates, structures and manages financial products and provides advisory services for financial institutions. The company's operating segment includes Service Finance - Home Improvement Loans; KG - Consumer Credit Card Portfolios and Related Financial Products; Triad Financial Services - Manufactured Home Loans and Corporate.