AQN stock faces a lower Barclays target ahead of Q3 results

Published on 10/08/2026 at 02:35 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

AQN stock was last at USD 5.06 on October 7, while Barclays cut its target to USD 6.00 from USD 7.00. Q3 results are listed for November 6.

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Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (ISIN CA0158571053) was last at USD 5.06 on the NYSE on October 7, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, unchanged from the prior close. The immediate company-specific signal is Barclays' October 1 target cut to USD 6.00 from USD 7.00, while the bank retained its Overweight rating, according to Markets Insider.

Barclays lowers its target

The revised Barclays target remains USD 0.94 above the October 7 NYSE price, a gap of 18.6 percent. The research was framed as a third-quarter earnings preview, and Barclays' earnings estimate was above consensus, according to Markets Insider.

The broader analyst picture is less directional. Investing.com lists a Neutral consensus based on 3 analysts, with an average 12-month target of CAD 9.50, a high of CAD 10.26173542 and a low of CAD 9.01849218. Those figures refer to the Canadian quotation and are not converted into the NYSE price.

Q2 revenue reached USD 543.9 million

Algonquin reported USD 543.9 million of revenue in the second quarter of 2026, up 3.1 percent from USD 527.6 million in the second quarter of 2025. EPS was USD 0.01, down from USD 0.019 a year earlier, while net income was USD 4.90 million, down 67 percent as higher expenses weighed on the result, according to Simply Wall St. The revenue increase and earnings decline show why the next report matters more than the target revision alone.

Stock stays below the yearly high

At USD 5.06, AQN stood 28.8 percent below its USD 7.11 52-week high and USD 0.15 above its USD 4.91 low on October 7, 2026. The session volume was 5,287,257 shares, while market capitalization was USD 3.9 billion.

Yahoo Finance lists the Q3 2026 earnings announcement for November 6, 2026 before the market opens, with consensus EPS of USD 0.09, according to Yahoo Finance.

NYSE price remains at USD 5.06

AQN was last at USD 5.06 on the NYSE on October 7, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET, with no session change. The next valuation test is the November 6 earnings release and its update on earnings against the USD 0.09 consensus estimate.