Power Co. of Canada (POW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Power Corp. of Canada is a diversified holding company with interests in financial services, communications, and other business sectors through its controlling interests in Power Financial. Power Financial in turn holds controlling interests in Great-West Life (an insurance conglomerate), IGM Financial (Canada's largest nonbank asset manager), and Pargesa (a holding company with interests in European companies). Power Corp. bought out the remaining shares of Power Financial in February 2020.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$61.61 to C$62.15
• 50-Day Range: C$55.84 to C$61.75
• 52-Week Range: C$41.88 to C$62.15
• Volume: 324,927 shs
• Average Volume: 2.43 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$39.73 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.89
• Dividend Yield: 3.79%
• Price Target: C$59.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Power Co. of Canada Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Power Co. of Canada scored higher than 59% 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

Power Co. of Canada has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Power Co. of Canada is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Power Co. of Canada has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Power Co. of Canada is 14.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 234.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Power Co. of Canada is 14.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 1,359.62.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Power Co. of Canada has a PEG Ratio of 0.57. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Power Co. of Canada has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. 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 POW.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Power Co. of Canada is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.01%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Power Co. of Canada is 56.49%. 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 POW.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.05

News Sentiment

Power Co. of Canada has a news sentiment score of 0.05. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Power Co. of Canada this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

61 people have searched for POW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 165% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Power Co. of Canada 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, Power Co. of Canada insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.13% of the stock of Power Co. of Canada is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 30.19% of the stock of Power Co. of Canada is held by institutions.

POW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have POW shares performed this year?

Power Co. of Canada's stock was trading at C$44.84 at the start of the year. Since then, POW shares have increased by 38.5% and is now trading at C$62.10.

How do I buy shares of Power Co. of Canada?

Shares of POW 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 Power Co. of Canada own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Power Co. of Canada investors own include Enbridge (ENB), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), BCE (BCE), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), TELUS (T) and Manulife Financial (MFC).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Insurance - Life
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:POW
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.powercorporation.com
• Phone: +1-514-2867400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Power Co. of Canada: C$59.25
• High Price Target: C$65.00
• Low Price Target: C$55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$4.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.53
• P/E Growth: 0.57
• Net Income: C$2.24 billion
• Net Margins: 4.45%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.06%
• Return on Assets: 0.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 88.72
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: 107.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$38.74 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.02
• Cash Flow: C$387.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.16
• Book Value: C$65.69 per share
• Price / Book: 0.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 641,276,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$39.60 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.91