Atb Cap Markets Reduces Earnings Estimates for Capital Power

Capital Power Co. (TSE:CPX) – Analysts at Atb Cap Markets decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Capital Power in a report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Atb Cap Markets analyst N. Heywood now anticipates that the company will earn $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.84. Atb Cap Markets currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Capital Power’s current full-year earnings is $2.82 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Capital Power’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.10 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. ATB Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Capital Power from C$57.00 to C$63.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. National Bankshares lifted their price target on Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$65.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Desjardins upped their price objective on Capital Power from C$60.00 to C$64.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Capital Power from C$54.00 to C$53.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Capital Power from C$56.00 to C$68.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$61.22.

Capital Power Price Performance

CPX stock opened at C$63.15 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is C$57.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$48.21. Capital Power has a 12 month low of C$33.90 and a 12 month high of C$68.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 133.46. The firm has a market cap of C$8.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.64.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Bryan Deneve sold 6,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$50.55, for a total transaction of C$308,355.00. 0.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Capital Power Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.652 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.61 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.13%. Capital Power’s payout ratio is 51.68%.

About Capital Power

Capital Power Corporation develops, acquires, owns, and operates renewable and thermal power generation facilities in Canada and the United States. It generates electricity from various energy sources, including wind, solar, waste heat, natural gas, and coal. The company owns an approximately 7,500 megawatts (MW) of power generation capacity at 29 facilities.