Brokers Set Expectations for Stantec’s Q1 Earnings (TSE:STN)

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Equities research analysts at Raymond James upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Stantec in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.08 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.03. Raymond James currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $140.00 target price on the stock. Raymond James also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.25 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.10 EPS.

STN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Stantec from C$135.00 to C$144.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Scotiabank lifted their price objective on Stantec from C$129.00 to C$141.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$140.33.

Stantec Stock Performance

Shares of Stantec stock opened at C$123.26 on Thursday. Stantec has a one year low of C$103.48 and a one year high of C$129.39. The company has a market cap of C$14.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.13, a PEG 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. The business’s 50 day moving average price is C$112.66 and its 200 day moving average price is C$113.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Vito Culmone acquired 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The stock was acquired 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 insiders.

Stantec Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.68%. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.