RBC Capital Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Equitable Group (EQGPF)
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According to TipRanks, Mihelic is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 7.2% and a 60.72% success rate. Mihelic covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Sagicor Financial, Bank Of Montreal, and Bank Of Nova Scotia.
In addition to RBC Capital, Equitable Group also received a Buy from CIBC's Paul Holden in a report issued on May 20. However, on May 16, National Bank maintained a Hold rating on Equitable Group (Other OTC: EQGPF).
The company has a one-year high of $80.73 and a one-year low of $57.75. Currently, Equitable Group has an average volume of 2,348.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 66 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of EQGPF in relation to earlier this year.
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