Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp [NYSE: AQN] stock went on a downward path that fall over -1.21% on Monday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -0.17%.
Over the last 12 months, AQN stock rose by 28.54%. The one-year Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp stock forecast points to a potential upside of 7.29. The average equity rating for AQN stock is currently 3.00, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $4.52 billion, with 767.75 million shares outstanding and 767.16 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 13.09M shares, AQN stock reached a trading volume of 7998207 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on 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 $6.17 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 3.00. 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.
National Bank Financial have made an estimate for Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Sector Perform, with their previous recommendation back on June 04, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, JP Morgan raised their target price to Neutral. The new note on the price target was released on December 12, 2024, representing the official price target for Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp stock. On August 12, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for AQN shares from 8.50 to 6.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.00, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.09.
AQN Stock Performance Analysis:
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 -0.17. With this latest performance, AQN shares dropped by -3.38% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 28.54% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 28.54% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp 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 19.87% and a Gross Margin at 23.00%. Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -49.31%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 1.66%, with Return on Assets sitting at 1.66%.
AQN Stock EPS
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 12.35%.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp [AQN] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $69.81%, or 69.84% of AQN stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of AQN stocks are: STARBOARD VALUE LP with ownership of 62.14 million shares, which is approximately 8.8571%. ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, holding 28.91 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$169.43 million in AQN stocks shares; and ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, currently with $$158.48 million in AQN stock with ownership which is approximately 3.8548%.
