The utility trades above its price target with negative free cash flow, quality at the minimum acceptable floor, and deteriorating momentum — the setup favors reducing exposure rather than adding, as both the income appeal and the risk/reward geometry are unfavorable.
Thesis pillars
- Negative Free Cash Flow Conversion→Stable
- Unsafe Dividend Yield Trap→Stable
- Quality At Minimum Floor—
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026
Algonquin Power & Utilities Cor (AQN) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup · Sector Rotation edge
Utilities · Utilities - Diversified
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $5.34: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 40.00; Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. operates in the power and utility industries. It owns and operates a portfolio of regulated electric, water distribution and wastewater collection, and natural gas utility systems and transmission operations. As of December 31, 2025, it operated... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $5.34: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 40.00; Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 67. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Algonquin Power & Utilities Cor
Latest news
- NEWS CIBC Maintains Neutral on Algonquin Power, Lowers Price Target to $5.75 — benzinga Oct 28, 2026 neutral
- NEWS JPMorgan Maintains Neutral Rating on Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., Lowers Price Target — fiscal.ai Oct 28, 2026 negative
- NEWS Liberty Utilities Georgia Announces Renewable Natural Gas Project in Columbus — fiscal.ai Oct 22, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Barclays Maintains Overweight on Algonquin Power, Lowers Price Target to $6 — benzinga Oct 1, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Top 3 Utilities Stocks That May Rocket Higher In September — benzinga Sep 11, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-10-29T12:43:33Z.
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Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $5.34: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 40.00; Below-average business quality; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 67. Prior stop was $5.14. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $5.70 (+6.7% upside). Prior stop was $5.14. Stop-loss: $5.14.
Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0).
Algonquin Power & Utilities Cor trades at a P/E of 22.3 (forward 13.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
14 analysts cover AQN with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $7.
What does Algonquin Power & Utilities Cor do?Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. operates in the power and utility industries. It owns and operates a portfolio of...
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. operates in the power and utility industries. It owns and operates a portfolio of regulated electric, water distribution and wastewater collection, and natural gas utility systems and transmission operations. As of December 31, 2025, it operated a portfolio of regulated utility systems in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and Chile, serving approximately 1,272,000 customer connections. Its regulated electrical distribution utility systems and related transmission and generation assets are located in the states of Arkansas, California, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma, as well as in Bermuda with approximately 311,000 electric customer connections. Its regulated water distribution and wastewater utility systems are located in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Texas, as well as in Chile with approximately 583,000 customer connections. It's regulated natural gas distribution utility systems are located in the states of Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, and New York; and in the Canadian province of New Brunswick with approximately 378,000 natural gas customer connections. It also owns and operates generating assets with a gross capacity of approximately 2.0 gigawatt (GW) and has investments in generating assets with approximately 0.3 GW of net generation capacity. It generates and sells hydroelectric energy in Canada, and capacity and renewable attributes are produced by its portfolio of 14 hydroelectric power generation facilities located in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Quebec. As of December 31, 2025, it had a combined gross generating capacity of approximately 112 megawatts (MW) and a combined net generating capacity of approximately 105 MW. The company was formerly known as Traduction Militech Translation Inc. in October 2009. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Oakville, Canada.