Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) Forecasted to Earn Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.38 Per Share

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Saputo in a report released on Wednesday, October 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will earn $0.38 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.45. The consensus estimate for Saputo’s current full-year earnings is $1.78 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Saputo’s FY2025 earnings at $1.76 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.04 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. National Bankshares cut their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$36.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 12th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$34.00 to C$35.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, June 10th. CIBC cut their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$37.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 12th. TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$36.00 to C$37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 10th. Finally, Desjardins increased their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$33.00 to C$35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 10th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Saputo presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$35.50.

Saputo Stock Performance

Shares of SAP opened at C$28.47 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$12.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.21 and a beta of 0.32. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is C$29.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$28.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.17. Saputo has a 12 month low of C$25.28 and a 12 month high of C$32.15.

Saputo (TSE:SAP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported C$0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.37 by C$0.02. The business had revenue of C$4.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$4.44 billion. Saputo had a net margin of 1.50% and a return on equity of 3.72%.

Saputo Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 20th. Investors of record on Friday, September 20th were given a $0.19 dividend. This is a boost from Saputo’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 10th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.67%. Saputo’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 120.63%.

Insider Activity at Saputo

In other Saputo news, Senior Officer Carl Colizza purchased 6,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$29.43 per share, with a total value of C$200,124.00. In other news, Senior Officer Carl Colizza acquired 6,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$29.43 per share, for a total transaction of C$200,124.00. Also, Senior Officer Martin Gagnon acquired 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 20th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$29.73 per share, with a total value of C$59,450.00. 42.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Saputo

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.