National Bank Financial Predicts Stantec Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• National Bank Financial has raised Stantec's Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate from $1.29 to $1.33, while also estimating FY2026 earnings at $6.26 EPS.
• Several analysts have recently increased their price targets for Stantec, with the current average target now at C$155.50, reflecting a generally optimistic outlook with mostly "buy" ratings.
• Stantec announced a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share, representing a 0.6% yield and a payout ratio of 28.03%.

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN - Free Report) NYSE: STN - Research analysts at National Bank Financial increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stantec in a research note issued on Thursday, August 14th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.33 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.29. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Stantec's FY2026 earnings at $6.26 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. ATB Capital boosted their price objective on Stantec from C$140.00 to C$145.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. CIBC boosted their price objective on Stantec from C$156.00 to C$168.00 in a research report on Friday, July 18th. National Bankshares boosted their price objective on Stantec from C$162.00 to C$164.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on Stantec from C$155.00 to C$160.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on Stantec from C$150.00 to C$165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of C$155.50.

Stantec Stock Performance

TSE STN traded up C$2.44 during trading on Monday, hitting C$149.60. The company's stock had a trading volume of 95,079 shares, compared to its average volume of 273,501. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$149.33 and a 200 day moving average price of C$132.45. The firm has a market cap of C$17.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. Stantec has a 52 week low of C$103.48 and a 52 week high of C$155.02.

Stantec Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 15th were given a dividend of $0.225 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Stantec's payout ratio is presently 28.03%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Stantec

In other news, Director Susan Reisbord bought 2,785 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$147.74 per share, for a total transaction of C$411,458.13. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Stantec

Stantec Inc is a sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting company. The company is geographically diversified in three regional operating units namely Canada, the United States and Global, offering similar services across all regions. The company offers services in various sectors across the project life cycle through five business operating units infrastructure, water, buildings, environmental services, and energy and resources.