Canadian Utilities - CU Stock Forecast, Price & News

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Canadian Utilities in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" CU shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CU, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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7 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Canadian Utilities' stock. Their CU share price forecasts range from C$37.00 to C$43.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach C$39.56 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.3% from the stock's current price.
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Canadian Utilities' stock was trading at C$36.65 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, CU stock has decreased by 3.1% and is now trading at C$35.53.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 26th 2023.
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Canadian Utilities announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 2nd will be paid a dividend of 0.449 per share on Wednesday, March 1st. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 1st. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of C$0.44.
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Canadian Utilities (TSE:CU) pays an annual dividend of C$1.79 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.91%. CU has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 86.06%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
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Canadian Utilities trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "CU."

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One share of CU stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$35.53.

Canadian Utilities (TSE:CU) has a market capitalization of C$7.16 billion and generates C$4.05 billion in revenue each year. The company earns C$557 million in net income (profit) each year or C$2.08 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 4,796 workers across the globe.

Canadian Utilities' mailing address is 700-909 11 Ave SW, CALGARY, AB T2R 1N6, Canada. The official website for the company is www.canadianutilities.com. The company can be reached via phone at +1-403-2927500.