Q1 Earnings Estimate for iA Financial Issued By Desjardins

iA Financial Co. Inc. (TSE:IAG) – Investment analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for iA Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Desjardins analyst D. Young anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.81 for the quarter. Desjardins has a “Hold” rating and a $145.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for iA Financial’s current full-year earnings is $11.62 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for iA Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $3.01 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.16 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.20 EPS.

IAG has been the topic of a number of other reports. National Bankshares increased their price target on shares of iA Financial from C$118.00 to C$121.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Scotiabank cut shares of iA Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of iA Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of iA Financial from C$140.00 to C$150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, TD Securities increased their price target on shares of iA Financial from C$143.00 to C$146.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, iA Financial has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$140.63.

iA Financial Price Performance

Shares of IAG opened at C$127.12 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is C$131.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$120.30. The company has a market capitalization of C$11.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.13. iA Financial has a 1-year low of C$80.95 and a 1-year high of C$141.88.

iA Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.83%. iA Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling at iA Financial

In other iA Financial news, Director Denis Ricard sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$137.00, for a total transaction of C$685,000.00. Also, Senior Officer Alain Bergeron sold 510 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$133.58, for a total value of C$68,125.80. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,010 shares of company stock valued at $1,489,142. 0.09% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About iA Financial

iA Financial Corporation Inc, provides insurance and wealth management services in Canada and the United States. The company operates through Insurance, Canada; Wealth Management; Investment; and US Operations segments. The company provides health, auto, home, and creditor insurance products; replacement insurance products and warranties; extended warranties and other ancillary products for dealer services; specialized products for special markets; and life insurance products and extended warranties relating to dealer services.