Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for AQN Q4 Earnings

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (NYSE:AQN) – Investment analysts at Desjardins dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Algonquin Power & Utilities in a report issued on Sunday, November 9th. Desjardins analyst B. Stadler now anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.08. Desjardins currently has a “Buy” rating and a $6.75 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Algonquin Power & Utilities’ current full-year earnings is $0.38 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. TD Securities upgraded shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Janney Montgomery Scott set a $7.00 target price on shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Raymond James Financial increased their target price on shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities from $6.00 to $6.50 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Algonquin Power & Utilities currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $6.59.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AQN opened at $6.22 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.78 billion, a PE ratio of -3.46 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $5.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $5.73. Algonquin Power & Utilities has a fifty-two week low of $4.19 and a fifty-two week high of $6.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Algonquin Power & Utilities (NYSE:AQN) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.03. Algonquin Power & Utilities had a positive return on equity of 4.76% and a negative net margin of 57.66%.The company had revenue of $600.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $596.67 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.08 EPS.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be given a $0.065 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. Algonquin Power & Utilities’s payout ratio is presently -650.00%.

Institutional Trading of Algonquin Power & Utilities

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of AQN. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in Algonquin Power & Utilities by 85.7% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,887 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 2,256 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Algonquin Power & Utilities in the 1st quarter worth $31,000. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. purchased a new stake in Algonquin Power & Utilities in the 1st quarter worth $51,000. Fiera Capital Corp bought a new position in shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities during the 3rd quarter valued at about $55,000. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Algonquin Power & Utilities in the 2nd quarter worth about $58,000. 62.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Algonquin Power & Utilities

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is an investment holding company, which engages in energy generation and water distribution facilities. It operates through the Regulated Services Group and Renewable Energy Group segments. The Regulated Services Group segment owns and operates a portfolio of electric, natural gas, water distribution, and wastewater collection utility systems and transmission.