Stifel Canada Has Negative Outlook for Stantec Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Stifel Canada has revised its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) forecast for Stantec from $1.54 to $1.47, along with expecting $1.29 EPS for Q4 2025 and $5.29 EPS for FY2025.
• Various analysts have increased their target prices for Stantec's shares, with Canaccord Genuity raising it from C$150 to C$165, and CIBC from C$156 to C$168, maintaining a consensus target price of C$155.50.
• Stantec declared a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share, representing an annualized dividend of $0.90 and a yield of 0.6%, with a payout ratio of 28.03%.

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN - Free Report) NYSE: STN - Investment analysts at Stifel Canada dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Stantec in a report released on Thursday, August 14th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now expects that the company will earn $1.47 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.54. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Stantec's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.29 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.29 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on STN. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$150.00 to C$165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Scotiabank upped their target price on Stantec from C$144.00 to C$146.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$155.00 to C$160.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Desjardins boosted their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$153.00 to C$158.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Finally, ATB Capital raised their price target on Stantec from C$140.00 to C$145.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Stantec currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$155.50.

Stantec Price Performance

STN stock traded up C$1.26 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting C$151.72. The company had a trading volume of 18,118 shares, compared to its average volume of 273,453. The company has a market capitalization of C$17.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a 50-day moving average price of C$149.41 and a 200 day moving average price of C$132.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29. Stantec has a 12-month low of C$103.48 and a 12-month high of C$155.02.

Stantec Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 15th were issued a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. Stantec's payout ratio is presently 28.03%.

Insider Activity at Stantec

In related news, Director Susan Reisbord purchased 2,785 shares of Stantec stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 26th. The stock was purchased 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 owned by corporate insiders.

Stantec Company Profile

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.