Analyst Ratings (Canada)
Today’s analyst rating activity reflect a slight positive outlook for Canadian stocks, with sentiment remaining strongest toward financials, utilities, infrastructure, REITs, telecommunications, and defensive cash-flow-generating sectors.
Analysts generally maintained positive views on major banks and income-oriented businesses, signaling expectations for continued earnings resilience despite a slower macroeconomic backdrop and elevated interest rates. Infrastructure, energy services, aerospace, and select industrial names also continued to attract favorable ratings, suggesting confidence in long-term capital investment trends and stable demand conditions.
In contrast, the technology sector experienced broader target price reductions, particularly across software, e-commerce, and digital platform companies, as analysts became more selective on valuation amid moderating growth expectations and cautious enterprise spending trends.
Overall, the ratings environment suggests that analysts currently favour quality, defensive positioning and stable earnings visibility over higher-multiple growth exposure, while still maintaining selective optimism toward companies with strong long-term structural growth drivers.
32 Analyst Updates
Altus Group (AIF:CA) National Bank of Canada lowered to a $45.00 target price from $52.00 while maintaining a Sector Perform rating.
ATEX Resources (ATX:CA) TD Securities maintained with a Buy rating and a $4.75 target price.
Bank of Montreal (BMO:CA) TD Securities maintained with a Buy rating and a $234.00 target price.
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS:CA) CIBC maintained with a Neutral rating and a $116.00 target price.
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS:CA) TD Securities maintained with a Hold rating and a $112.00 target price.
BCE (BCE:CA) CIBC maintained with an Outperform rating and a $37.00 target price.
Bombardier (BBD-B:CA) CIBC maintained with a Neutral rating and a $295.00 target price.
Capital Power (CPX:CA) Scotiabank maintained with an Outperform rating and an $80.00 target price.
CGI (GIB.A:CA) National Bank of Canada lowered to a $135.00 target price from $150.00 while maintaining an Outperform rating.
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CHP.UN:CA) RBC Capital Markets raised to a $17.50 target price from $17.00 while maintaining an Outperform rating.
Computer Modelling Group (CMG:CA) by National Bank of Canada lowered to a $4.50 target price from $5.00 while maintaining a Sector Perform rating.
Constellation Software (CSU:CA) by National Bank of Canada raised to a $3,500.00 target price from $3,400.00 while maintaining an Outperform rating.
Coveo Solutions (CVO:CA) by National Bank of Canada lowered to a $5.50 target price from $7.00 while maintaining a Sector Perform rating.
D2L (DTOL:CA) National Bank of Canada maintained with an Outperform rating and a $14.00 target price.
Docebo (DCBO:CA) National Bank of Canada cut to a $29.00 target price from $33.00 while maintaining a Sector Perform rating.
Dollarama (DOL:CA) TD Securities maintained with a Buy rating and a $225.00 target price.
Enerflex (EFX:CA) TD Securities maintained with a Buy rating and a $44.00 target price.
Extendicare (EXE:CA) National Bank of Canada raised to a $40.00 target price from $34.00 while maintaining an Outperform rating.
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust (FCR.UN:CA) RBC Capital Markets raised to a $24.40 target price from $23.00 while maintaining a Sector Perform rating.
Kinaxis (KXS:CA) National Bank of Canada lowered to a $200.00 target price from $240.00 while maintaining an Outperform rating.
Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD:CA) National Bank of Canada lowered to a $15.00 target price from $21.00 while maintaining a Sector Perform rating.
Maple Leaf Foods (MFI:CA) Desjardins Securities initiated with a Buy rating and a $39.00 target price.
National Bank of Canada (NA:CA) CIBC maintained with a Neutral rating and a $209.00 target price.
National Bank of Canada (NA:CA) TD Securities maintained with a Hold rating and a $202.00 target price.
OpenText (OTEX:CA) National Bank of Canada lowered to a $46.00 target price from $62.00 while maintaining an Outperform rating.
Pecoy Copper Corp (PCU:CA) Scotiabank maintained with an Outperform rating and a $3.00 target price.
Real Matters (REAL:CA) National Bank of Canada lowered to a $6.50 target price from $7.50 while maintaining a Sector Perform rating.
Shopify (SHOP:CA) National Bank of Canada lowered to a $214.00 target price from $276.00 while maintaining an Outperform rating.
Tecsys (TCS:CA) National Bank of Canada raised to a $46.00 target price from $40.00 while maintaining an Outperform rating.
Transat A.T. (TRZ:CA) National Bank of Canada lowered to a $2.25 target price from $3.00 while maintaining an Underperform rating.
Vitalhub (VHI:CA) National Bank of Canada lowered to an $11.00 target price from $14.00 while maintaining an Outperform rating.
Zedcor (ZDC:CA) by National Bank of Canada maintained with an Outperform rating and a $7.50 target price.
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