FY2026 EPS Forecast for FirstService Increased by Analyst

FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ:FSV) (TSE:FSV) – Scotiabank raised their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of FirstService in a report issued on Tuesday, July 7th. Scotiabank analyst H. Gupta now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $5.61 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.60. Scotiabank has a “Outperform” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for FirstService’s current full-year earnings is $5.54 per share.

FirstService (NASDAQ:FSV) (TSE:FSV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.06. FirstService had a net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 17.91%. The firm had revenue of $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.29 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.92 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on FSV. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of FirstService from $215.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. TD increased their price objective on FirstService from $201.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. TD Securities set a $204.00 target price on FirstService in a research note on Friday, April 24th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $204.00 target price on shares of FirstService in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Loop Capital assumed coverage on FirstService in a research note on Monday, May 4th. They set a “hold” rating and a $140.00 price target on the stock. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $195.56.

FirstService Price Performance

Shares of FSV stock opened at $141.68 on Thursday. FirstService has a 1 year low of $119.41 and a 1 year high of $209.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $136.83 and its 200-day moving average is $146.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.02, a PEG ratio of 4.40 and a beta of 0.94.

FirstService Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were paid a $0.305 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $1.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. FirstService’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.46%.

Institutional Trading of FirstService

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of FirstService in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in shares of FirstService by 88.0% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 173 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of FirstService by 63.7% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 203 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in FirstService in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Strs Ohio bought a new stake in FirstService in the first quarter valued at about $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.35% of the company’s stock.

FirstService Company Profile

FirstService Corporation, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, is a leading provider of property services in North America. The company operates through two principal segments—FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands—offering a broad range of services to residential, commercial and homeowner association clients.

FirstService Residential delivers community management, financial oversight and consulting services to thousands of residential communities across the United States and Canada.