Raymond James Issues Negative Forecast for Stantec Earnings

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) – Raymond James reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Stantec in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $0.71 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Stantec’s current full-year earnings is $3.07 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.39 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.04 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group raised shares of Stantec from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. StockNews.com raised Stantec from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 16th. Scotiabank began coverage on Stantec in a research report on Friday, October 25th. They issued a “sector outperform” rating for the company. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded Stantec from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Stantec presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Stantec Stock Up 1.0 %

STN opened at $78.24 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $8.92 billion, a PE ratio of 35.56 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.42. Stantec has a 1 year low of $74.98 and a 1 year high of $88.42. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $81.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.21.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The business services provider reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.12 billion. Stantec had a return on equity of 16.57% and a net margin of 4.78%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.85 earnings per share.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.155 dividend. This is a boost from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.79%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.36%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in Stantec by 121.3% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,802,689 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $225,537,000 after purchasing an additional 1,536,475 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Stantec by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,776,167 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $142,817,000 after buying an additional 48,009 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its position in shares of Stantec by 54.6% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,453,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $116,897,000 after buying an additional 513,269 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Stantec by 9.7% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 523,581 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,781,000 after buying an additional 46,267 shares during the period. Finally, Toronto Dominion Bank grew its position in shares of Stantec by 198.4% during the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 378,119 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,405,000 after buying an additional 251,407 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.86% of the company’s stock.

Stantec Company Profile

Stantec Inc provides professional services in the areas of infrastructure and facilities to the public and private sectors in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It offers evaluation, planning, and designing infrastructure solutions; solutions for sustainable water resources, planning, management, and infrastructure; environmental services; integrated architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning solutions for buildings; and energy and resources solutions.