Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. [NYSE: AQN] traded at a low on 03/15/23, posting a -0.78 loss after which it closed the day’ session at $7.64. The company report on January 30, 2023 that Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Announces Date for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Conference Call.
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Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (“AQN”) (TSX: AQN) (NYSE: AQN) today announced plans to release its fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results on Friday, March 17, 2023, before market open. AQN will hold an earnings conference call at 8:30 a.m. eastern time on Friday, March 17, 2023, hosted by President and Chief Executive Officer, Arun Banskota, and Chief Financial Officer, Darren Myers.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 6666788 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. stands at 3.31% while the volatility over the past one month is 3.01%.
The market cap for AQN stock reached $7.27 billion, with 678.62 million shares outstanding and 673.20 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 5.87M shares, AQN reached a trading volume of 6666788 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. [AQN]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for AQN shares is $9.26 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on AQN stock is a recommendation set at 2.80. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
BofA Securities have made an estimate for Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on February 16, 2023. The new note on the price target was released on January 13, 2023, representing the official price target for Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is set at 0.23, with the Price to Sales ratio for AQN stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.01. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.73, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.17.
How has AQN stock performed recently?
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. [AQN] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -1.04. With this latest performance, AQN shares gained by 1.73% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -43.41% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -48.17% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for AQN stock in for the last two-week period is set at 52.03, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 51.36, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 51.52 for Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. [AQN]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 7.41, while it was recorded at 7.56 for the last single week of trading, and 10.60 for the last 200 days.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. [AQN]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. [AQN] shares currently have an operating margin of +15.15 and a Gross Margin at +18.14. Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.’s Net Margin is presently recorded at +11.89.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 4.73, with Return on Assets sitting at 1.75.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.60 and a Current Ratio set at 0.70.
Earnings analysis for Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. [AQN]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for AQN. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. go to 3.90%.
Insider trade positions for Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. [AQN]
There are presently around $2,368 million, or 49.98% of AQN stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of AQN stocks are: BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ with ownership of 38,142,951, which is approximately -20.628% of the company’s market cap and around 0.07% of the total institutional ownership; TORONTO DOMINION BANK, holding 28,111,556 shares of the stock with an approximate value of $214.77 million in AQN stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $185.89 million in AQN stock with ownership of nearly 2.204% of the company’s market capitalization.
153 institutional holders increased their position in Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. [NYSE:AQN] by around 73,962,390 shares. Additionally, 142 investors decreased positions by around 52,906,502 shares, while 28 investors held positions by with 183,020,636 shares. The mentioned changes placed institutional holdings at 309,889,528 shares, according to the latest SEC report filing. AQN stock had 64 new institutional investments in for a total of 18,377,849 shares, while 54 institutional investors sold positions of 4,730,646 shares during the same period.