Q2 EPS Estimates for FirstService Lowered by William Blair

FirstService Co. (NASDAQ:FSV) (TSE:FSV) – William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for FirstService in a report released on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.44 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.45. The consensus estimate for FirstService’s current full-year earnings is $5.28 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for FirstService’s FY2025 earnings at $5.29 EPS.

FSV has been the subject of several other reports. Raymond James raised their target price on FirstService from $215.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. TD Securities raised their price objective on FirstService from $179.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. StockNews.com upgraded FirstService from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of FirstService from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of FirstService from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, FirstService has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $201.67.

FirstService Trading Down 1.6 %

FSV opened at $174.10 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.79. FirstService has a fifty-two week low of $141.26 and a fifty-two week high of $197.84. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $182.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $182.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.62 and a beta of 1.06.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in shares of FirstService in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in FirstService during the fourth quarter worth about $46,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in FirstService in the 3rd quarter worth about $53,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in FirstService in the 3rd quarter valued at about $66,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of FirstService by 158.2% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 728 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $133,000 after buying an additional 446 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.35% of the company’s stock.

FirstService Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.275 per share. This is an increase from FirstService’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.63%. FirstService’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.67%.

FirstService Company Profile

FirstService Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides residential property management and other essential property services to residential and commercial customers in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments: FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands. The FirstService Residential segment offers services for private residential communities, such as condominiums, co-operatives, homeowner associations, master-planned communities, active adult and lifestyle communities, and various other residential developments.