Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) Lowered to “Sector Perform” Rating by Royal Bank Of Canada

Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) from an outperform rating to a sector perform rating in a research report report published on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. The firm currently has C$17.00 target price on the stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on FRU. TD Securities dropped their target price on shares of Freehold Royalties from C$22.00 to C$21.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Freehold Royalties from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from C$14.50 to C$17.50 in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of Freehold Royalties from C$16.00 to C$17.00 in a report on Friday, November 14th. National Bank Financial lowered shares of Freehold Royalties from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating and set a C$15.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce increased their target price on shares of Freehold Royalties from C$14.50 to C$15.25 in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$16.84.

Freehold Royalties Stock Performance

FRU opened at C$16.99 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 28.51. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is C$16.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$15.08. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.92 and a beta of 0.65. Freehold Royalties has a 12-month low of C$10.53 and a 12-month high of C$18.22.

Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported C$0.31 EPS for the quarter. Freehold Royalties had a return on equity of 8.82% and a net margin of 29.28%.The company had revenue of C$69.76 million during the quarter. On average, equities analysts forecast that Freehold Royalties will post 0.7581169 earnings per share for the current year.

Freehold Royalties Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a $0.09 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 6.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. Freehold Royalties’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 135.00%.

Key Stories Impacting Freehold Royalties

Here are the key news stories impacting Freehold Royalties this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TD Securities kept a “buy” rating while trimming its price target to C$21.00 (from C$22.00), implying ~23% upside versus the recent share price — this supports continued analyst conviction and may attract buyers. TD Securities target trimmed to C$21
• Neutral Sentiment: The company released its 2025 results and 2026 guidance; investors will be parsing production, royalty revenue, cash flow, capex plans and any dividend/distribution commentary — the guidance details will determine medium‑term sentiment. Freehold 2025 results and 2026 guidance
• Negative Sentiment: RBC downgraded FRU from “outperform” to “sector perform” and set a C$17.00 target (essentially flat vs. the recent price), a downgrade that can reduce buy‑side momentum even if the price target is near current levels. RBC downgrade to sector perform
• Negative Sentiment: Desjardins moved FRU to “hold” and cut its target to C$16.00 (from C$16.50), signaling a clearer near‑term downside view (~5.9% below the recent price) that can pressure the stock. Desjardins trims target to C$16.00

About Freehold Royalties

Freehold Royalties Ltd is in acquiring and managing Oil and Gas royalties. It operates in two segments: Canada, which includes exploration and evaluation assets and the petroleum and natural gas interests in Western Canada; and the United States, which includes petroleum and natural gas interests held in the Permian (Midland and Delaware), Eagle Ford, Haynesville and Bakken basins primarily located in the states of Texas, Louisiana, and North Dakota. The majority of its revenue is generated from Canada Segment.