Q1 Earnings Forecast for TSE:POW Issued By Desjardins

Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Power Co. of Canada in a report released on Thursday, March 20th. Desjardins analyst D. Young anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $1.27 per share for the quarter. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating and a $53.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Power Co. of Canada’s current full-year earnings is $4.93 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Power Co. of Canada’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Power Co. of Canada from C$49.00 to C$52.00 in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Power Co. of Canada from C$54.00 to C$55.00 in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Cibc World Mkts upgraded Power Co. of Canada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. CIBC raised Power Co. of Canada from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price objective for the company from C$48.00 to C$55.00 in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their target price on Power Co. of Canada from C$53.00 to C$54.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$54.13.

Power Co. of Canada Stock Up 1.9 %

POW stock opened at C$51.17 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$46.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$45.36. Power Co. of Canada has a 12 month low of C$35.83 and a 12 month high of C$51.38. The company has a market capitalization of C$32.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.45, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 1.09.

Power Co. of Canada Company Profile

Power Corporation of Canada, an international management and holding company, offers financial services in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through Lifeco, IGM Financial, and GBL segments. The company offers life, health and dental, disability, critical illness, and creditor insurance; accidental death and dismemberment; retirement savings and income and annuity products; and life assurance, pension, and investment products to individuals and small business owners.