Raymond James Issues Negative Outlook for TSE:LB Earnings

Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB) – Investment analysts at Raymond James dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Laurentian Bank of Canada in a report issued on Monday, March 3rd. Raymond James analyst S. Boland now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.02. The consensus estimate for Laurentian Bank of Canada’s current full-year earnings is $3.84 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Laurentian Bank of Canada’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.21 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. National Bankshares upped their price target on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$25.00 to C$27.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. CIBC upped their price target on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$28.00 to C$31.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Scotiabank dropped their price target on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$33.00 to C$28.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$29.00 to C$30.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$31.00 to C$30.00 in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$28.00.

Laurentian Bank of Canada Price Performance

Shares of TSE:LB opened at C$26.92 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of C$1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -214.71, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.25. The business’s 50-day moving average is C$28.13 and its 200-day moving average is C$27.72. Laurentian Bank of Canada has a 1 year low of C$24.45 and a 1 year high of C$31.74.

Laurentian Bank of Canada Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Stockholders of record on Saturday, March 15th will be paid a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.98%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 7th. Laurentian Bank of Canada’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -1,499.45%.

Laurentian Bank of Canada Company Profile

Laurentian Bank of Canada, together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial services to personal, business, and institutional customers in Canada and the United States. It operates through three segments: Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Capital Markets. The Personal Banking segment offers financial services, such as financial advisory services to financial intermediaries; and operates digital direct-to-customer platform to retail clients.