Desjardins Issues Negative Estimate for Aecon Group Earnings

Key Points

• Desjardins has reduced its Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for Aecon Group from $0.34 to $0.22, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a target price of $22.00.
• The stock has seen varied price targets from analysts, with Royal Bank of Canada lowering its target from C$18.00 to C$17.00, while TD Securities increased it from C$22.00 to C$23.00.
• Aecon Group recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share, reflecting an annualized yield of 4.0%.

Aecon Group Inc. (TSE:ARE - Free Report) - Desjardins cut their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Aecon Group in a research report issued on Monday, August 4th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.34. Desjardins has a "Buy" rating and a $22.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aecon Group's current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Aecon Group's FY2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. National Bank Financial raised shares of Aecon Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Aecon Group from C$16.00 to C$14.00 in a report on Friday, April 25th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Aecon Group from C$19.00 to C$22.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. TD Securities upped their price target on Aecon Group from C$22.00 to C$23.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, CIBC reduced their target price on shares of Aecon Group from C$31.00 to C$24.00 in a report on Friday, April 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$22.70.

Aecon Group Stock Up 0.7%

TSE ARE traded up C$0.15 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching C$20.25. 284,424 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 416,599. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.84, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 1.19. The company has a market capitalization of C$1.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -19.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.18 and a beta of 1.13. The company's 50-day moving average is C$19.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$19.71. Aecon Group has a one year low of C$15.21 and a one year high of C$29.70.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aecon Group

In related news, Director Scott William Thon acquired 10,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$19.21 per share, with a total value of C$201,705.00. Also, Director Deborah Susan Stein bought 5,000 shares of Aecon Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$18.90 per share, with a total value of C$94,500.00. Insiders have purchased a total of 21,825 shares of company stock worth $419,159 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.82% of the company's stock.

Aecon Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 3rd were issued a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 23rd. Aecon Group's payout ratio is currently -74.76%.

Aecon Group Company Profile

Aecon Group Inc is a Canada-based company that operates in two segments: Construction and Concessions. The Construction segment includes various aspects of the construction of public and private infrastructure projects, mainly in the transportation sector. Its concessions segment is engaged in the development, financing, construction, and operation of infrastructure projects.