Q1 Earnings Forecast for Stantec Issued By Desjardins

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Investment analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stantec in a report released on Tuesday, February 25th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier forecasts that the company will earn $1.13 per share for the quarter. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating and a $148.00 price objective on the stock. Desjardins also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.31 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.65 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.30 EPS.

STN has been the topic of several other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Stantec from C$135.00 to C$144.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Stantec from C$128.00 to C$138.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. National Bankshares boosted their target price on Stantec from C$140.00 to C$143.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Scotiabank boosted their target price 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 boosted their target price on Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 in a research report on Monday, November 11th. 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Stantec presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$140.33.

Stantec Stock Performance

TSE STN opened at C$123.26 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29. The business’s 50 day moving average is C$112.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$113.38. Stantec has a 12-month low of C$103.48 and a 12-month 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 PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82.

Insider Activity at Stantec

In related news, Director Vito Culmone bought 3,000 shares of Stantec stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The shares were purchased at an average price 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 Dividend Announcement

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

About Stantec

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.