Atb Cap Markets Expects Higher Earnings for Capital Power

Key Points

• Atb Cap Markets has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Capital Power from $0.99 to $1.05, reflecting a positive outlook for the company.
• Several analysts are optimistic, with BMO Capital Markets upgrading their rating from "market perform" to "outperform," and multiple price target increases, highlighting strong market confidence in Capital Power's performance.
• Insider activity has been noted, with senior officers selling significant amounts of stock, potentially indicating a strategic move amidst the company's evolving market position.

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX - Free Report) - Research analysts at Atb Cap Markets increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Capital Power in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 30th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now expects that the company will earn $1.05 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.99. The consensus estimate for Capital Power's current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Capital Power's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.01 EPS.

CPX has been the subject of several other research reports. TD Securities upped their price target on shares of Capital Power from C$66.00 to C$69.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Capital Power from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. National Bankshares boosted their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$62.00 to C$63.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Capital Power from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from C$59.00 to C$60.00 in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, Desjardins boosted their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$67.00 to C$68.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Capital Power has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$65.78.

Capital Power Stock Performance

CPX stock traded up C$0.90 on Friday, hitting C$57.41. The company's stock had a trading volume of 485,413 shares, compared to its average volume of 856,218. The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$57.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$53.04. Capital Power has a 1 year low of C$41.87 and a 1 year high of C$68.73. The stock has a market cap of C$8.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 136.03.

Insider Transactions at Capital Power

In related news, Senior Officer Jason Daniel Comandante sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$52.95, for a total value of C$105,900.00. Also, Senior Officer Sandra Anne Haskins sold 5,710 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$53.00, for a total transaction of C$302,631.14. Insiders have sold a total of 8,672 shares of company stock valued at $460,121 in the last ninety days. 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Capital Power Company Profile

Capital Power Corp is a North American power producer whose principal activities are developing, acquiring, and operating power plants. Through its subsidiary, Capital Power owns and operates a portfolio of natural gas, coal, wind, solar, and solid fuel energy generating facilities. These are located throughout Western and Central Canada and the U.S.