Constellation Software Inc. (TSE:CSU - Free Report) - Research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q4 2024 earnings per share estimates for Constellation Software in a report issued on Sunday, November 10th. National Bank Financial analyst R. Tse anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $30.34 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Constellation Software's current full-year earnings is $55.46 per share.
Constellation Software (TSE:CSU - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 9th. The company reported C$31.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$29.71 by C$1.29. The business had revenue of C$3.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$3.40 billion. Constellation Software had a net margin of 7.00% and a return on equity of 15.93%.
A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on CSU. National Bankshares lifted their price objective on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,800.00 to C$5,000.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,300.00 to C$4,700.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, July 22nd. CIBC increased their price objective on Constellation Software from C$4,100.00 to C$4,850.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,800.00 to C$4,900.00 in a research note on Monday. Finally, TD Securities upped their price target on shares of Constellation Software from C$4,500.00 to C$4,800.00 in a research report on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$4,800.00.
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Shares of CSU stock opened at C$4,454.39 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$94.39 billion, a PE ratio of 105.23, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.81. Constellation Software has a one year low of C$3,015.20 and a one year high of C$4,476.50. The business's 50 day simple moving average is C$4,334.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$4,099.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 151.81, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.55.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th will be given a $1.353 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 20th. This represents a $5.41 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.12%. Constellation Software's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.95%.
Constellation Software Inc, together with its subsidiaries, acquires, builds, and manages vertical market software businesses in Canada, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It provides mission critical software solutions for public and private sector markets. The company is also involved in the software licensing; and sale of third-party hardware.
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