National Bank Financial Lowers Earnings Estimates for Saputo

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Saputo in a report issued on Sunday, April 6th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will earn $1.48 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.56. The consensus estimate for Saputo’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Saputo’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.06 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Scotiabank raised shares of Saputo to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 1st. National Bankshares set a C$28.00 target price on shares of Saputo and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of Saputo from C$38.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Desjardins cut their price objective on Saputo from C$34.00 to C$31.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on Saputo from C$36.00 to C$32.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$31.00.

Saputo Stock Performance

TSE SAP opened at C$24.18 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.68. Saputo has a twelve month low of C$22.59 and a twelve month high of C$32.15. The business has a 50-day moving average price of C$24.88 and a 200-day moving average price of C$25.83. The firm has a market cap of C$10.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -64.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32.

Saputo Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were given a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.14%. Saputo’s dividend payout ratio is currently -203.48%.

Saputo Company Profile

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.