Stifel Canada Has Bullish Estimate for Stantec Q3 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN - Free Report) TSE: STN - Analysts at Stifel Canada increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Stantec in a report released on Thursday, May 15th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $1.12 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.02. The consensus estimate for Stantec's current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Stantec's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.89 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

Stantec (NYSE:STN - Get Free Report) TSE: STN last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 14th. The business services provider reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.02. Stantec had a return on equity of 16.57% and a net margin of 4.78%. The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion.

STN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Stantec in a report on Friday, May 16th. Scotiabank reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Stantec in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. TD Securities reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Stantec in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Raymond James upgraded Stantec from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Stantec from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Stantec has a consensus rating of "Buy".

Stantec Price Performance

STN stock traded up $1.23 on Monday, reaching $101.94. 167,273 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 144,496. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $88.46 and a 200-day moving average of $83.51. Stantec has a twelve month low of $73.18 and a twelve month high of $103.32. The firm has a market cap of $11.63 billion, a PE ratio of 46.34 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.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a $0.1612 dividend. This is an increase from Stantec's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Stantec's dividend payout ratio is currently 25.62%.

Institutional Trading of Stantec

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Stantec by 1,520.4% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 162,037 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $13,418,000 after acquiring an additional 152,037 shares in the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Stantec in the first quarter valued at $568,000. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Stantec by 73.2% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 22,066 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,828,000 after acquiring an additional 9,325 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in shares of Stantec by 15.9% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 164,426 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $13,621,000 after acquiring an additional 22,524 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Services Automobile Association purchased a new stake in shares of Stantec in the first quarter valued at $337,000. 63.86% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Stantec

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.