Desjardins Issues Positive Outlook for Saputo Earnings

Key Points

• Desjardins raised its Q4 2026 earnings per share estimate for Saputo Inc. from $0.45 to $0.47, maintaining a "Buy" rating and a target price of $36.00.
• Multiple analysts, including BMO Capital Markets and TD Securities, have increased their price targets for Saputo's stock, indicating positive sentiment with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."
• Saputo recently paid a quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share, with an annualized dividend yield of 2.3%, despite a notably high dividend payout ratio of -203.48%.

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Desjardins increased their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for Saputo in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, August 10th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now forecasts that the company will earn $0.47 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.45. Desjardins has a "Buy" rating and a $36.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Saputo's current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Saputo from C$27.00 to C$34.00 in a research report on Monday. National Bankshares increased their price target on Saputo from C$29.00 to C$35.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday. TD Securities increased their price target on Saputo from C$35.00 to C$38.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Scotiabank increased their price target on Saputo from C$29.00 to C$36.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Saputo from C$35.00 to C$37.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$34.63.

Saputo Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of SAP stock opened at C$32.58 on Wednesday. Saputo has a 1 year low of C$22.59 and a 1 year high of C$32.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.68, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is C$27.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$26.28. The company has a market cap of C$13.73 billion, a PE ratio of -87.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32.

Saputo Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 26th were paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 17th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Saputo's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -203.48%.

About Saputo

Saputo is a global dairy processor domiciled in Canada (28% of fiscal 2022 sales) with operations in the United States (43%), the U.K. (6%), and other international markets (23%). It sells cheese, cream, fluid milk, and other dairy products. In the retail segment (50% of revenue), its mix of brands include Saputo, Armstrong, Cheer, Cathedral City, and Frylight.

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