Algonquin Power & Utilities - AQN Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Algonquin Power & Utilities in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" AQN shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AQN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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9 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Algonquin Power & Utilities' shares. Their AQN share price forecasts range from $15.50 to $18.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $16.31 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.9% from the stock's current price.
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Algonquin Power & Utilities' stock was trading at $14.45 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AQN stock has increased by 0.9% and is now trading at $14.58.
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Algonquin Power & Utilities saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,270,000 shares, a decrease of 31.3% from the June 30th total of 22,220,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,200,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.9 days. Currently, 2.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 11th 2022.
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Algonquin Power & Utilities will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, August 12th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (NYSE:AQN) announced its earnings results on Thursday, November, 11th. The utilities provider reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15. The utilities provider had revenue of $528.58 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $465.58 million. Algonquin Power & Utilities had a net margin of 14.33% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.88%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.15 earnings per share.

Algonquin Power & Utilities announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.363 per share on Friday, July 15th. This represents a $1.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.96%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 29th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17.
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Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.06%. AQN has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 141.18%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, AQN will have a dividend payout ratio of 90.00% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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25 employees have rated Algonquin Power & Utilities Chief Executive Officer Ian Robertson on Glassdoor.com. Ian Robertson has an approval rating of 85% among the company's employees.

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Algonquin Power & Utilities trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AQN."

Algonquin Power & Utilities' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include TD Asset Management Inc. (2.40%), Bank of Nova Scotia (2.01%), Cibc World Market Inc. (1.59%), Mackenzie Financial Corp (1.04%), Scotia Capital Inc. (0.99%) and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.97%).

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One share of AQN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.58.

Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) has a market capitalization of $9.82 billion and generates $2.29 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $264.86 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.51 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 3,441 workers across the globe.

Algonquin Power & Utilities' mailing address is 354 DAVIS ROAD, OAKVILLE A6, L6J2X1. The official website for the company is algonquinpower.com. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (905) 465-4500, via email at alison.holditch@apucorp.com, or via fax at 905-465-4514.