Capital Power (CPX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Capital Power's natural gas and coal facilities, specifically its Genesee and Shepard sites, account for most of its electric capacity and cash flow production. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue from sales of electricity and natural gas. Its customers include a variety of industrial and commercial consumers, independent transmission system operators, and government-owned entities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$52.80 to C$53.74
• 50-Day Range: C$43.90 to C$53.38
• 52-Week Range: C$35.69 to C$68.73
• Volume: 645,147 shs
• Average Volume: 980,912 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$7.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.68
• Dividend Yield: 4.89%
• Price Target: C$63.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Capital Power Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Capital Power scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Capital Power has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Capital Power has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Capital Power is 12.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Capital Power is 12.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.75.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Capital Power has a PEG Ratio of 0.91. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Capital Power has a P/B Ratio of 1.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CPX.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Capital Power is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.83%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Capital Power does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Capital Power is 62.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CPX.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

Capital Power has a news sentiment score of 0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Capital Power this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for CPX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Capital Power to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Capital Power insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.17% of the stock of Capital Power is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 19.05% of the stock of Capital Power is held by institutions.

CPX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CPX shares performed this year?

Capital Power's stock was trading at C$63.72 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CPX stock has decreased by 16.2% and is now trading at C$53.38.
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How were Capital Power's earnings last quarter?

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.36. Capital Power had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.16% and a net margin of 15.53%.
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How do I buy shares of Capital Power?

Shares of CPX stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Capital Power own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Capital Power investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Enbridge (ENB), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), TELUS (T), BCE (BCE), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and BlackRock (BLK).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2024
• Today: 5/03/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Utilities - Independent Power Producers
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:CPX
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.capitalpower.com
• Phone: +1-780-3925100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 737
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$63.50
• High Stock Price Target: C$69.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$53.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$4.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.93
• P/E Growth: 0.91
• Net Income: C$602.81 million
• Net Margins: 15.53%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 15.16%
• Return on Assets: 5.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 136.03
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$3.88 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.94
• Cash Flow: C$2.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.22
• Book Value: C$28.91 per share
• Price / Book: 1.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 141,237,624
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$7.54 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.64