TSE:EFN Q4 EPS Estimate Raised by National Bank Financial

Element Fleet Management Corp. (TSE:EFN - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Element Fleet Management in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 29th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.44 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.41. The consensus estimate for Element Fleet Management's current full-year earnings is $1.69 per share.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on EFN. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of Element Fleet Management to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, April 20th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Element Fleet Management from C$31.00 to C$30.00 in a research note on Monday, April 21st. CIBC upped their price objective on Element Fleet Management from C$33.00 to C$34.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Raymond James raised their target price on shares of Element Fleet Management from C$34.00 to C$36.00 in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Element Fleet Management from C$33.00 to C$35.00 in a research note on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$34.38.

Element Fleet Management Price Performance

Shares of TSE:EFN traded up C$0.75 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching C$31.25. 589,049 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 621,351. The stock has a market cap of C$8.96 billion, a PE ratio of 25.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.91. The business's fifty day moving average is C$28.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$28.94. Element Fleet Management has a one year low of C$22.19 and a one year high of C$31.41. The company has a current ratio of 7.04, a quick ratio of 5.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 303.64.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Laura Lee Dottori-Attanasio bought 18,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$27.78 per share, for a total transaction of C$499,991.40. Also, Senior Officer Carlos David Madrigal Gonzalez purchased 2,107 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$27.06 per share, with a total value of C$57,010.36. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Element Fleet Management Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 15th were issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.66%. This is an increase from Element Fleet Management's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Element Fleet Management's dividend payout ratio is presently 39.84%.

Element Fleet Management Company Profile

Element Financial separated into two independent public companies in October 2016. The former company now consists of Element Fleet Management, a global fleet management company, and ECN Capital, a commercial finance company. Element Fleet Management provides management services and financing for commercial vehicle and equipment fleets.