Atb Cap Markets Has Negative View of Stantec FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Atb Cap Markets has revised down its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Stantec to $5.36, slightly lower than the previous forecast of $5.41.
• Despite a negative outlook for FY2025, several firms have increased their price targets for Stantec, with Canaccord Genuity raising theirs from C$150.00 to C$165.00 and maintaining a "buy" rating.
• Stantec has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share, indicating a yield of 0.6% and a payout ratio of 28.03%.

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN - Free Report) NYSE: STN - Atb Cap Markets lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Stantec in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 14th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $5.36 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.41. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Stantec's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS.

STN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. CIBC increased their target price on shares of Stantec from C$156.00 to C$168.00 in a research report on Friday, July 18th. National Bankshares increased their target price on shares of Stantec from C$162.00 to C$164.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Stantec from C$150.00 to C$153.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. ATB Capital increased their target price on shares of Stantec from C$140.00 to C$145.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, TD Securities increased their target price on shares of Stantec from C$145.00 to C$165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$155.50.

Stantec Trading Up 1.9%

TSE:STN traded up C$2.79 on Monday, reaching C$153.25. 417,108 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 275,998. The firm has a market capitalization of C$17.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. The company's 50 day moving average is C$149.57 and its 200-day moving average is C$133.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29. Stantec has a 1-year low of C$103.48 and a 1-year high of C$155.02.

Insider Transactions at Stantec

In other Stantec news, Director Susan Reisbord purchased 2,785 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$147.74 per share, with a total value of C$411,458.13. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company's stock.

Stantec Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 15th were paid a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Stantec's payout ratio is 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.