Research Analysts Set Expectations for Stantec Q1 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Investment analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Stantec in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.13 for the quarter. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating and a $148.00 price target on the stock. Desjardins also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.65 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.30 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on STN. TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$139.00 to C$145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. ATB Capital increased their price target on Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on Stantec from C$128.00 to C$138.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, National Bankshares lifted their target price on Stantec from C$140.00 to C$143.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$140.33.

Stantec Trading Up 6.8 %

Shares of STN opened at C$128.12 on Thursday. Stantec has a twelve month low of C$103.48 and a twelve month high of C$129.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is C$112.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$113.28. The company has a market cap of C$14.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Stantec news, Director Vito Culmone acquired 3,000 shares of Stantec stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$112.03 per share, with a total value of C$336,099.00. 0.27% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Stantec Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 15th were paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.03%.

Stantec Company Profile

Stantec Inc is a sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting company. The company is geographically diversified in three regional operating units namely Canada, the United States and Global, offering similar services across all regions. The company offers services in various sectors across the project life cycle through five business operating units infrastructure, water, buildings, environmental services, and energy and resources.