Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Stantec Q1 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Stock analysts at Stifel Canada boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Stantec in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.18 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.15. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Stantec’s FY2025 earnings at $5.19 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.77 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on Stantec from C$128.00 to C$138.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Stantec from C$135.00 to C$144.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. National Bankshares raised their price target on Stantec from C$140.00 to C$143.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 in a research note on Monday, November 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$140.33.

Stantec Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of Stantec stock opened at C$123.26 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is C$112.66 and its 200-day moving average price is C$113.38. Stantec has a 52-week low of C$103.48 and a 52-week high of C$129.39. The stock has a market capitalization of C$14.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.42.

Stantec Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th were issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.68%. Stantec’s payout ratio is presently 28.03%.

Insider Activity

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 cost of C$112.03 per share, for a total transaction of C$336,099.00. Corporate insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

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.