Scotiabank Has Negative View of FirstService FY2026 Earnings

FirstService Co. (TSE:FSV) (NASDAQ:FSV) – Equities researchers at Scotiabank decreased their FY2026 EPS estimates for FirstService in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, January 23rd. Scotiabank analyst H. Gupta now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $7.87 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $8.29. Scotiabank currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for FirstService’s current full-year earnings is $7.52 per share.

Separately, TD Securities lowered their price objective on shares of FirstService from C$213.00 to C$211.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has given a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Strong Buy” and an average target price of C$211.00.

FirstService Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of FSV stock opened at C$218.81 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 136.54, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.25. FirstService has a 1-year low of C$203.88 and a 1-year high of C$290.34. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$215.52 and a 200 day moving average of C$243.39. The stock has a market capitalization of C$10.00 billion, a PE ratio of 72.21, a P/E/G ratio of 107.75 and a beta of 0.95.

FirstService (TSE:FSV) (NASDAQ:FSV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The company reported C$1.76 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$2.02 billion for the quarter. FirstService had a net margin of 2.19% and a return on equity of 10.05%.

FirstService Company Profile

FirstService Corp operates in two business divisions: FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands. FirstService Residential has service contracts to manage thousands of residential communities, including high-, medium-, and low-rise condominiums and co-operatives, and generates most of the company’s revenue. FirstService Brands provides property services to residential and commercial customers through the following brands: California Closets; Paul Davis Restoration; CertPro Painters; Pillar to Post; Floor Coverings International; College Pro Painters; and Service America.