Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for FirstService Co.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:FSV)

FirstService Co. (NASDAQ:FSV) (TSE:FSV) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FirstService in a report released on Wednesday, April 24th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for FirstService’s current full-year earnings is $4.60 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for FirstService’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on FSV. Raymond James raised their price target on FirstService from $185.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 26th. StockNews.com lowered FirstService from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. Scotiabank initiated coverage on FirstService in a report on Thursday, April 11th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $170.00 price target for the company. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on FirstService from $196.00 to $193.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. Finally, TheStreet lowered FirstService from a “b-” rating to a “c” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, FirstService presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $186.00.

FirstService Stock Performance

FSV stock opened at $149.80 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $6.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 74.16 and a beta of 0.97. FirstService has a 1 year low of $134.77 and a 1 year high of $171.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.82. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $161.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $158.42.

FirstService (NASDAQ:FSV) (TSE:FSV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.58 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.13 billion. FirstService had a return on equity of 15.16% and a net margin of 2.02%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FirstService

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of FirstService in the fourth quarter worth about $82,488,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its position in FirstService by 17.4% during the third quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 2,364,766 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $334,631,000 after purchasing an additional 349,894 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in FirstService by 245.7% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 338,104 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $54,803,000 after purchasing an additional 240,303 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FirstService in the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,318,000. Finally, LM Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FirstService in the fourth quarter worth approximately $15,557,000. Institutional investors own 69.35% of the company’s stock.

FirstService Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 29th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This is a positive change from FirstService’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.67%. FirstService’s dividend payout ratio is 49.51%.

About FirstService

FirstService Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides residential property management and other essential property services to residential and commercial customers in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments: FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands. The FirstService Residential segment offers services for private residential communities, such as condominiums, co-operatives, homeowner associations, master-planned communities, active adult and lifestyle communities, and various other residential developments.