Desjardins Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Saputo

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Desjardins reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Saputo in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 31st. Desjardins analyst C. Li now anticipates that the company will earn $0.34 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.36. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating and a $31.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Saputo’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Saputo’s FY2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. TD Securities cut their target price on shares of Saputo from C$37.00 to C$35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 28th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$30.00 to C$27.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Saputo from C$38.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Saputo from C$36.00 to C$32.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. Finally, National Bankshares reduced their price target on Saputo from C$31.00 to C$28.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$31.00.

Saputo Stock Performance

TSE SAP opened at C$25.23 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.68. The stock has a market cap of C$10.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -67.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32. Saputo has a fifty-two week low of C$22.59 and a fifty-two week high of C$32.15. The business has a fifty day moving average of C$24.75 and a 200-day moving average of C$26.04.

Saputo Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.01%. Saputo’s dividend payout ratio is presently -203.48%.

About Saputo

Saputo Inc produces, markets, and distributes dairy products in Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The company offers cheeses, including mozzarella and cheddar; specialty cheeses, such as ricotta, provolone, blue, parmesan, goat cheese, feta, romano, and havarti; fine cheeses comprising brie and camembert; and other cheeses that include brick, colby, farmer, munster, monterey jack, fresh curd, and processed cheeses.