ECN Capital (ECN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ECN Capital Corp is a financial business service provider. It originates, structures and manages financial products and provides advisory services for financial institutions. The company's operating segment includes Service Finance - Home Improvement Loans; KG - Consumer Credit Card Portfolios and Related Financial Products; Triad Financial Services - Manufactured Home Loans and Corporate. It generates maximum revenue from the Service Finance - Home Improvement Loans.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$3.04 to C$3.11
• 50-Day Range: C$2.75 to C$3.15
• 52-Week Range: C$2.01 to C$3.52
• Volume: 8,780 shs
• Average Volume: 153,402 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$855.70 million
• P/E Ratio: 111.95
• Dividend Yield: 0.94%
• Price Target: C$3.42
• Consensus Rating: Hold

ECN Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ECN Capital scored higher than 46% 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: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

ECN Capital has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

ECN Capital has a consensus price target of C$3.42, representing about 12.8% upside from its current price of C$3.03.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ECN Capital has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ECN Capital is 111.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ECN Capital is 111.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 1,782.05.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

ECN Capital has a PEG Ratio of 0.24. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ECN Capital has a P/B Ratio of 3.95. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 ECN.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

ECN Capital pays a meaningful dividend of 1.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of ECN Capital is 105.56%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ECN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

ECN Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.30. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for ECN Capital this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for ECN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added ECN Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.31% of the stock of ECN Capital is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 15.58% of the stock of ECN Capital is held by institutions.

ECN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ECN shares performed this year?

ECN Capital's stock was trading at C$3.16 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ECN stock has decreased by 4.1% and is now trading at C$3.03.

How were ECN Capital's earnings last quarter?

ECN Capital Corp. (TSE:ECN) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.02. ECN Capital had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.93% and a negative net margin of 24.40%.
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How do I buy shares of ECN Capital?

Shares of ECN 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 ECN Capital own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ECN Capital investors own include Intact Financial (IFC), Constellation Software (CSU), AutoCanada (ACQ), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), AbbVie (ABBV), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) and Vermilion Energy (VET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/12/2025
• Today: 9/18/2025
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 10/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Mortgage Finance
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:ECN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: ecncapitalcorp.com
• Phone: +1-416-6466894
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 620
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ECN Capital: C$3.42
• High Price Target: C$3.50
• Low Price Target: C$3.25
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 111.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.39
• P/E Growth: 0.24
• Net Income: -C$32.06 million
• Net Margins: -24.40%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -21.93%
• Return on Assets: -4.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 304.13
• Current Ratio: 13.28
• Quick Ratio: 3.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$230.75 million
• Price / Sales: 3.70
• Cash Flow: C$0.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 33.21
• Book Value: C$0.77 per share
• Price / Book: 3.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 281,479,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$852.88 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.37