TSE:IFC FY2026 EPS Estimate Decreased by DOWLING & PARTN

Intact Financial Co. (TSE:IFC) – Equities researchers at DOWLING & PARTN lowered their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Intact Financial in a research report issued on Friday, July 31st. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Ferguson now expects that the company will post earnings of $17.30 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $18.20. The consensus estimate for Intact Financial’s current full-year earnings is $16.17 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Intact Financial’s FY2027 earnings at $19.50 EPS.

Intact Financial (TSE:IFC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported C$4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Intact Financial had a return on equity of 15.73% and a net margin of 12.04%.The business had revenue of C$5.94 billion during the quarter.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Intact Financial from C$343.00 to C$351.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Desjardins reduced their price objective on Intact Financial from C$305.00 to C$300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 27th. National Bank Financial boosted their target price on Intact Financial from C$372.00 to C$379.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Barclays lowered their target price on Intact Financial from C$352.00 to C$344.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their price target on Intact Financial from C$330.00 to C$325.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$331.09.

Intact Financial Stock Performance

Shares of IFC opened at C$275.25 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of C$48.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.31, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.22, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 7.21. Intact Financial has a fifty-two week low of C$242.87 and a fifty-two week high of C$305.52. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$285.56 and a 200-day moving average price of C$267.55.

About Intact Financial

Intact Financial Corp is a property and casualty insurance company that provides written premiums in Canada. The company distributes insurance under the Intact Insurance brand through a network of brokers and a wholly-owned subsidiary, BrokerLink, and directly to consumers through Belairdirect. Most of the company’s direct premiums are written in the personal automotive space. Intact directly manages its investments through subsidiary Intact Investment Management. The vast majority of these invested assets are fixed-income securities.