FY2026 Earnings Forecast for Stantec Issued By Stifel Canada

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN - Free Report) NYSE: STN - Investment analysts at Stifel Canada upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stantec in a report released on Tuesday, July 15th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $6.06 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.99.

STN has been the topic of several other reports. CIBC boosted their target price on Stantec from C$156.00 to C$168.00 in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Stantec from C$138.00 to C$150.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. ATB Capital boosted their price target on Stantec from C$140.00 to C$145.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Scotiabank boosted their price target on Stantec from C$144.00 to C$146.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Stantec from C$156.00 to C$165.00 in a research note on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$150.17.

Stantec Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of STN traded up C$1.05 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting C$153.74. The company had a trading volume of 176,357 shares, compared to its average volume of 269,250. The company has a market capitalization of C$17.53 billion, a PE ratio of 51.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29. Stantec has a one year low of C$103.48 and a one year high of C$153.78. The company's fifty day moving average price is C$145.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$126.68.

Stantec Announces Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.59%. Stantec's payout ratio is 28.03%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Clayton Bock purchased 1,250 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$139.51 per share, for a total transaction of C$174,392.88. Also, Director Susan Reisbord purchased 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, with a total value of C$411,458.13. 0.27% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.