Atb Cap Markets Has Bullish Forecast for Stantec Q4 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN - Free Report) TSE: STN - Research analysts at Atb Cap Markets upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stantec in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 15th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.93 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Stantec's current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on the company. Raymond James raised Stantec from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Scotiabank reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Stantec in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen raised Stantec from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Stantec in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, TD Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Stantec in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Stantec presently has an average rating of "Buy".

Stantec Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE STN traded up $1.23 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $101.94. The company had a trading volume of 167,273 shares, compared to its average volume of 144,681. Stantec has a 12 month low of $73.18 and a 12 month high of $103.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.42. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $88.46 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $83.50. The stock has a market cap of $11.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.34 and a beta of 0.98.

Stantec (NYSE:STN - Get Free Report) TSE: STN last issued its 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. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Stantec had a return on equity of 16.57% and a net margin of 4.78%.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a $0.1612 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.63%. This is an increase from Stantec's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Stantec's payout ratio is 25.62%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Stantec by 166.5% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 22,342,818 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,751,093,000 after acquiring an additional 13,958,790 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Stantec by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,624,935 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $383,352,000 after acquiring an additional 49,857 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of 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 worth $359,131,000 after acquiring an additional 964,188 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of Stantec by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,496,408 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $273,970,000 after acquiring an additional 302,979 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of 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 worth $262,791,000 after acquiring an additional 542,305 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.86% of the company's stock.

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.