Brokers Issue Forecasts for Stantec's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:STN)

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN - Free Report) TSE: STN - Equities research analysts at Stifel Canada boosted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Stantec in a research note issued to investors 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 estimate 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.

STN has been the subject of several other reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Stantec from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Raymond James raised shares of Stantec from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Stantec in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy".

Stantec Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:STN opened at $101.20 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $86.56 and a 200-day moving average of $82.86. The firm has a market cap of $11.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.00 and a beta of 0.98. Stantec has a twelve month low of $73.18 and a twelve month high of $101.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.02. Stantec had a net margin of 4.78% and a return on equity of 16.57%. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion.

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 issued a dividend of $0.1612 per share. This is an increase from Stantec's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. 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%. Stantec's payout ratio is presently 25.62%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Stantec during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in Stantec by 632.8% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 491 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 424 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in Stantec by 37.6% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 874 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Stantec in the first quarter valued at about $85,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new position in Stantec in the first quarter valued at about $97,000. Institutional investors own 63.86% of the company's stock.

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.

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