Stifel Canada Has Optimistic Outlook of Stantec Q2 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Equities research analysts at Stifel Canada increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Stantec in a report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now anticipates that the company will earn $1.37 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.30. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on STN. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 in a report on Friday, December 6th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Stantec from C$128.00 to C$138.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. CIBC upped their target price on shares of Stantec from C$134.00 to C$139.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. TD Securities upped their target price on shares of Stantec from C$139.00 to C$145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 in a research note on Monday, November 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$140.33.

Stantec Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of STN stock opened at C$123.26 on Friday. Stantec has a 12 month low of C$103.48 and a 12 month high of C$129.39. The stock has a market cap of C$14.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. 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 company has a 50 day simple moving average of C$112.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$113.38.

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 paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.68%. Stantec’s payout ratio is 28.03%.

Insider Activity at Stantec

In related news, Director Vito Culmone bought 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.