TSE:IFC Stock Earnings Estimates Reduced by DOWLING & PARTN

Intact Financial Co. (TSE:IFC) – Investment analysts at DOWLING & PARTN lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for Intact Financial in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 7th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Ferguson now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $16.15 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $17.30. The consensus estimate for Intact Financial’s current full-year earnings is $16.17 per share.

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

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. National Bank Financial lifted their price objective on Intact Financial from C$372.00 to C$379.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on 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. TD lowered their target price on Intact Financial from C$347.00 to C$345.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Scotia dropped their price target on Intact Financial from C$325.00 to C$315.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce dropped their price target on Intact Financial from C$314.00 to C$311.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$329.75.

Intact Financial Stock Performance

IFC opened at C$242.29 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of C$42.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.22, a current ratio of 7.21 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is C$260.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$268.22. Intact Financial has a 1-year low of C$236.92 and a 1-year high of C$305.52.

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.