Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB) Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Laurentian Bank of Canada in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" LB shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LB, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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11 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Laurentian Bank of Canada's shares. Their LB share price forecasts range from C$32.00 to C$45.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach C$37.08 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 30.2% from the stock's current price.
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Laurentian Bank of Canada's stock was trading at C$32.30 at the start of the year. Since then, LB shares have decreased by 11.8% and is now trading at C$28.48.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, December 8th 2023.
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Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 31st. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.15 by $0.07. The company earned $260.83 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $263.60 million. Laurentian Bank of Canada had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.43% and a net margin of 21.20%.

Laurentian Bank of Canada declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 1st will be paid a dividend of 0.47 per share on Wednesday, November 1st. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.60%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 28th.
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Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB) pays an annual dividend of C$1.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.04%. LB has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 41.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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Laurentian Bank of Canada trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "LB."

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One share of LB stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$28.48.

Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB) has a market capitalization of C$1.24 billion and generates C$972.42 million in revenue each year. The company earns C$194.34 million in net income (profit) each year or C$4.48 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 3,000 workers across the globe.

Laurentian Bank of Canada's mailing address is Tour Banque Laurentienne 1420-1981 McGill College Ave, MONTREAL, QC H3A 3K3, Canada. The official website for the company is www.laurentianbank.ca. The company can be reached via phone at +1-514-2844500.