Desjardins Has Positive Forecast for Stantec Q3 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN - Free Report) NYSE: STN - Equities researchers at Desjardins lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Stantec in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 15th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now forecasts that the company will earn $1.55 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.50. Desjardins currently has a "Buy" rating and a $148.00 target price on the stock. Desjardins also issued estimates for Stantec's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.25 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.92 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.41 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on STN. TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$139.00 to C$145.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. National Bankshares increased their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$143.00 to C$144.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. ATB Capital raised their price target on shares of Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Stantec from C$129.00 to C$141.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of C$140.50.

Stantec Trading Up 1.6%

STN opened at C$141.60 on Monday. Stantec has a twelve month low of C$103.48 and a twelve month high of C$142.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29. The company has a fifty day moving average of C$121.72 and a 200-day moving average of C$117.38. The stock has a market cap of C$16.14 billion, a PE ratio of 47.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 15th were paid a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.64%. This is a positive change from Stantec's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 28th. Stantec's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.03%.

Stantec Company Profile

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.

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