FY2026 EPS Forecast for Definity Financial Lifted by Analyst

Definity Financial Co. (TSE:DFY) – Equities researchers at DOWLING & PARTN upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Definity Financial in a report released on Friday, August 7th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Ferguson now expects that the company will earn $4.00 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.90. The consensus estimate for Definity Financial’s current full-year earnings is $3.13 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Definity Financial’s FY2027 earnings at $4.70 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

DFY has been the subject of a number of other reports. Raymond James Financial upped their target price on shares of Definity Financial from C$80.00 to C$85.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. National Bank Financial lifted their price target on Definity Financial from C$94.00 to C$96.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Definity Financial from C$83.00 to C$91.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce upped their price objective on Definity Financial from C$74.00 to C$84.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, TD increased their price objective on Definity Financial from C$89.00 to C$93.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$83.40.

Definity Financial Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of TSE:DFY opened at C$78.96 on Tuesday. Definity Financial has a 12 month low of C$61.87 and a 12 month high of C$82.59. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is C$75.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$70.07. The firm has a market cap of C$9.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.51, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of -0.02.

Definity Financial (TSE:DFY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported C$0.97 earnings per share for the quarter. Definity Financial had a net margin of 7.22% and a return on equity of 11.45%. The firm had revenue of C$2.05 billion for the quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Definity Financial

In other Definity Financial news, insider Brigid V. Pelino sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$72.00, for a total transaction of C$360,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 74,109 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$5,335,848. The trade was a 6.32% decrease in their position. Also, insider Innes Fraser Dey sold 4,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$81.00, for a total value of C$388,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 53,150 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$4,305,150. The trade was a 8.28% decrease in their position. Insiders sold a total of 18,638 shares of company stock worth $1,461,345 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.

About Definity Financial

Definity Financial Corp is a multi-channel, property, and casualty insurance company. It offers auto, property, liability, and pet insurance products to individual customers.