Atb Cap Markets Issues Positive Outlook for Stantec Earnings

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) – Research analysts at Atb Cap Markets boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Stantec in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 15th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $0.93 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Stantec’s current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The business services provider reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Stantec had a net margin of 4.78% and a return on equity of 16.57%.

STN has been the topic of several other research reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Stantec from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Stantec in a research note on Friday. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Stantec in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Raymond James raised shares of Stantec from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, TD Securities reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Stantec in a research note on Friday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Stantec Stock Performance

Shares of STN opened at $101.49 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.58 billion, a PE ratio of 46.13 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a quick ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $86.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.00. Stantec has a 52-week low of $73.18 and a 52-week high of $101.81.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stantec

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Stantec by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 580,736 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $45,559,000 after purchasing an additional 39,671 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Stantec by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 407,626 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,965,000 after purchasing an additional 45,900 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Stantec by 8.7% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,739 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $293,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Stantec by 13.1% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 263,845 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $20,699,000 after purchasing an additional 30,629 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Stantec by 73.2% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 31,001 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,493,000 after purchasing an additional 13,107 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.86% of the company’s stock.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a $0.1612 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.64%. This is a boost from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Stantec’s payout ratio is currently 25.62%.

Stantec Company Profile

Stantec Inc provides professional services in the areas of infrastructure and facilities to the public and private sectors in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It offers evaluation, planning, and designing infrastructure solutions; solutions for sustainable water resources, planning, management, and infrastructure; environmental services; integrated architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning solutions for buildings; and energy and resources solutions.