Desjardins Brokers Lift Earnings Estimates for Stantec

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN - Free Report) NYSE: STN - Equities research analysts at Desjardins boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Stantec in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 15th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now anticipates 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 $153.00 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.

STN has been the subject of several other research reports. National Bankshares upped their price objective on Stantec from C$144.00 to C$147.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. TD Securities upped their price objective on Stantec from C$145.00 to C$165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Stantec from C$143.00 to C$156.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on Stantec from C$138.00 to C$150.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, CIBC increased their target price on shares of Stantec from C$141.00 to C$156.00 in a research report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$148.42.

Stantec Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of Stantec stock traded up C$0.06 on Monday, hitting C$139.82. The stock had a trading volume of 253,186 shares, compared to its average volume of 276,604. The stock has a 50 day moving average of C$123.51 and a 200 day moving average of C$118.12. Stantec has a twelve month low of C$103.48 and a twelve month high of C$143.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.42. The firm has a market capitalization of C$15.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.66, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82.

Insider Transactions at Stantec

In related news, Director Clayton Bock acquired 1,250 shares of Stantec stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was bought at an average price of C$139.51 per share, with a total value of C$174,392.88. Insiders own 0.27% of the company's stock.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 15th were given a dividend of $0.225 per share. This is an increase from Stantec's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.64%. Stantec's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.