Stifel Canada Issues Positive Forecast for Stantec Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Investment analysts at Stifel Canada raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Stantec in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now expects that the company will earn $1.18 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. 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 report on Wednesday. Desjardins upped their price objective on Stantec from C$138.00 to C$148.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Stantec from C$129.00 to C$141.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$140.33.

Stantec Price Performance

Shares of TSE:STN opened at C$128.12 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of C$14.61 billion, a PE ratio of 42.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. Stantec has a fifty-two week low of C$103.48 and a fifty-two week high of C$129.39. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$112.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$113.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29.

Insider Buying and Selling at Stantec

In related news, Director Vito Culmone purchased 3,000 shares of Stantec stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$112.03 per share, with a total value of C$336,099.00. 0.27% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Stantec Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 15th were given a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio 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.