Q1 EPS Estimates for Aecon Group Cut by Atb Cap Markets

Aecon Group Inc. (TSE:ARE) – Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Aecon Group in a research note issued on Sunday, March 9th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.20) for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.16). The consensus estimate for Aecon Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Aecon Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.29) EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. National Bankshares raised Aecon Group from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Aecon Group from C$27.00 to C$20.00 in a research report on Monday. Stifel Canada downgraded Aecon Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. TD Securities lowered their price target on Aecon Group from C$35.00 to C$30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Desjardins lowered their price target on Aecon Group from C$32.00 to C$29.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$25.25.

Aecon Group Price Performance

TSE ARE opened at C$17.20 on Wednesday. Aecon Group has a fifty-two week low of C$13.03 and a fifty-two week high of C$29.70. The stock’s 50-day moving average is C$23.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$23.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.84, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The firm has a market cap of C$1.09 billion, a P/E ratio of -16.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.18 and a beta of 1.13.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Stuart Lee acquired 5,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$18.35 per share, with a total value of C$104,595.00. 0.82% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Aecon Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 3rd were given a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.42%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. Aecon Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -74.76%.

Aecon Group Company Profile

Aecon Group Inc is a Canada-based company that operates in two segments: Construction and Concessions. The Construction segment includes various aspects of the construction of public and private infrastructure projects, mainly in the transportation sector. Its concessions segment is engaged in the development, financing, construction, and operation of infrastructure projects.