The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, Oct. 23, edition that Desjardins Securities analyst Brent Stadler continues to rank Capital Power "buy." The Globe's David Leeder writes in the Eye On Equities column that Mr. Stadler bumped his share target for Capital Power ahead by $3 to $83. Analysts on average target the shares at $72.04. Seeing it set up for "solid" third quarter financial results, Mr. Stadler reaffirmed Capital Power as a "preferred name" and expects it to "continue creating significant value for shareholders through (1) recurring U.S. recontracting/contracting, with MCV [Midland Cogeneration Venture] providing investors with a glimpse at the material value creation on these initiatives, and (2) highly accretive M&A (potential to self-fund)." Ahead of its quarterly release on Oct. 29, Mr. Stadler maintained his estimates, forecasting adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $489-million, which tops the consensus by almost 3 per cent ($475-million) and a rise from $401-million a year ago. He attributes that increase to the "acquisition of Hummel and Rolling Hills, partially offset by lower contributions from the renewables segments."