Stantec (STN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also provides consulting services in engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics. In addition, it offers planning and design services to clients in residential, logistics, retail, infrastructure, energy, higher education, and urban regeneration sectors; architectural and interior design, and planning services in the science and technology, commercial workplace, higher education, residential, and hospitality markets. Further, the company provides transportation advisory, transport engineering, and technical design; project delivery consultancy services for mining, resources, and industrial infrastructure projects; paleontological and archaeological services for the rail, transportation, water, and power and energy sectors; and environmental and cultural resource compliance services. Additionally, it offers consulting services in sustainable building design, energy infrastructure upgrades, sustainable district heating network, and e-mobility; and planning, design, construction administration, commissioning, maintenance, decommissioning, and remediation services. The company was formerly known as Stanley Technology Group Inc. and changed its name to Stantec Inc. in October 1998. Stantec Inc. was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $93.00 to $94.44
• 50-Day Range: $78.64 to $94.25
• 52-Week Range: $73.18 to $94.81
• Volume: 135,842 shs
• Average Volume: 138,636 shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.84
• Dividend Yield: 0.66%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Stantec Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Stantec scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 141st out of 315 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Stantec.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Stantec are expected to grow by 13.11% in the coming year, from $3.05 to $3.45 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Stantec is 42.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.22.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Stantec is 42.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 32.19.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Stantec has a P/B Ratio of 5.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.61% of the float of Stantec has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stantec has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stantec has recently decreased by 13.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Stantec has a dividend yield of 0.68%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Stantec has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Stantec is 26.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Stantec will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.97% next year. This indicates that Stantec will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.61% of the float of Stantec has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Stantec has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Stantec has recently decreased by 13.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

Stantec has a news sentiment score of 0.98. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Stantec this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for STN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Stantec to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Stantec insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.46% of the stock of Stantec is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.86% of the stock of Stantec is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

STN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have STN shares performed this year?

Stantec's stock was trading at $78.45 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, STN shares have increased by 20.1% and is now trading at $94.25.
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How were Stantec's earnings last quarter?

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The business services provider reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.05. The business services provider earned $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.12 billion. Stantec had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.57% and a net margin of 4.78%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Stantec's stock split?

Shares of Stantec split on Monday, November 17th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, September 4th 2014. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, November 14th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Who are Stantec's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Stantec include Mackenzie Financial Corp (6.08%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.05%), Fiera Capital Corp (2.05%) and TD Asset Management Inc (0.92%).

How do I buy shares of Stantec?

Shares of STN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Stantec own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stantec investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Record date for 4/15 Dividend: 3/28/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/28/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2025
• Today: 5/10/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/14/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Engineering services
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:STN
• CIK: 1131383
• Web: www.stantec.com
• Phone: (780) 917-7000
• Fax: 780-917-7330
• Employees: 26,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 42.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.90
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $245.35 million
• Net Margins: 4.78%
• Pretax Margin: 6.14%
• Return on Equity: 16.57%
• Return on Assets: 6.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 1.42
• Quick Ratio: 1.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.50 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.43
• Cash Flow: $5.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.10
• Book Value: $17.90 per share
• Price / Book: 5.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 114,067,000
• Free Float: 113,542,000
• Market Cap: $10.75 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98