Desjardins Issues Optimistic Outlook for Stantec Earnings

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN - Free Report) TSE: STN - Equities researchers at Desjardins increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Stantec in a research report issued on Thursday, May 15th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now expects that the business services provider will earn $0.94 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.92. The consensus estimate for Stantec's current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Stantec's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.26 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

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

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Scotiabank restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Stantec in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Raymond James upgraded shares of Stantec from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Stantec from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Stantec presently has a consensus rating of "Buy".

Stantec Stock Performance

NYSE:STN opened at $101.20 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.00 and a beta of 0.98. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $86.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.86. Stantec has a twelve month low of $73.18 and a twelve month high of $101.81.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.1612 per share. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.64%. This is a positive change from Stantec's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Stantec's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.62%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stantec

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in STN. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in Stantec by 166.5% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 22,342,818 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,751,093,000 after purchasing an additional 13,958,790 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Stantec during the 4th quarter valued at $110,221,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in Stantec by 28.8% during the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 4,309,182 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $359,131,000 after purchasing an additional 964,188 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC acquired a new stake in Stantec during the 4th quarter valued at $56,191,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in Stantec by 19.3% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 3,344,994 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $262,791,000 after purchasing an additional 542,305 shares in the last quarter. 63.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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