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

Company Overview

Founded in Montreal in 1846, Laurentian Bank is committed to serving its customers and fostering deep relationships with specialized groups. Laurentian Bank runs operations across Canada - primarily in Québec and Ontario - as well as in the United States and competes where it sees market opportunity and has an edge, while harnessing the power of partnerships and collaboration.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$40.26 to C$40.32
• 50-Day Range: C$40.05 to C$40.57
• 52-Week Range: C$29.51 to C$40.78
• Volume: 37,423 shs
• Average Volume: 182,652 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 129.94
• Dividend Yield: 4.67%
• Price Target: C$36.44
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Laurentian Bank of Canada Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Laurentian Bank of Canada scored higher than 23% 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: 0.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Laurentian Bank of Canada has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Laurentian Bank of Canada has a consensus price target of C$36.44, representing about 9.6% downside from its current price of C$40.30.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Laurentian Bank of Canada has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Laurentian Bank of Canada is 130.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Laurentian Bank of Canada is 130.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 28.83.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Laurentian Bank of Canada has a PEG Ratio of 0.76. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Laurentian Bank of Canada has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 LB.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Laurentian Bank of Canada is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.67%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Laurentian Bank of Canada does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Laurentian Bank of Canada is 606.45%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Laurentian Bank of Canada has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 0.79 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Laurentian Bank of Canada this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for LB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Laurentian Bank of Canada insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.08% of the stock of Laurentian Bank of Canada is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

13.33% of the stock of Laurentian Bank of Canada is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/1 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Record date for 8/1 Dividend: 8/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/01/2026
• Today: 8/04/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: TSE:LB
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.laurentianbank.ca
• Phone: +1-514-2844500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Laurentian Bank of Canada: C$36.44
• High Price Target: C$40.50
• Low Price Target: C$26.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.5%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 129.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.49
• P/E Growth: 0.76
• Net Income: -C$5.52 million
• Net Margins: 1.36%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 1.01%
• Return on Assets: -0.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 744.53
• Current Ratio: 0.01
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$956.73 million
• Price / Sales: 1.89
• Cash Flow: C$246.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.16
• Book Value: C$58.80 per share
• Price / Book: 0.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 44,793,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.80 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.20