Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Saputo Q2 Earnings

Key Points

• National Bank Financial raised its Q2 2026 EPS estimate for Saputo to $0.45 per share, anticipating a full-year earning of $1.77 per share.
• Multiple analysts have upgraded their price targets for Saputo, with increases ranging from C$27.00 to C$38.00 and an overall consensus target price of C$34.63.
• Saputo has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 2.3%.

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP - Free Report) - Research analysts at National Bank Financial increased their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Saputo in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, August 10th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will earn $0.45 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.43. The consensus estimate for Saputo's current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Saputo's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$27.00 to C$34.00 in a research note on Monday. TD Securities increased their target price on shares of Saputo from C$35.00 to C$38.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. National Bankshares increased their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$29.00 to C$35.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of 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 objective on shares of Saputo from C$35.00 to C$37.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$34.63.

Saputo Price Performance

Shares of SAP stock opened at C$32.59 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of C$13.74 billion, a PE ratio of -87.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of C$27.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$26.28. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.68. Saputo has a twelve month low of C$22.59 and a twelve month high of C$32.91.

Saputo Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 26th were paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 17th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. Saputo's dividend payout ratio is currently -203.48%.

Saputo Company Profile

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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