Stifel Canada Issues Positive Outlook for Aritzia Earnings

Key Points

• Stifel Canada has increased its Q2 2026 earnings estimate for Aritzia to $0.32 per share, up from $0.28, reflecting a positive outlook for the company.
• Aritzia's stock has received favorable ratings from several brokerages, with analysts consistently raising their price targets, the highest being C$96.00 from Stifel Nicolaus.
• Despite the positive market sentiment, insider selling has been observed, with significant shares sold by company directors totaling over C$7 million recently.

Aritzia Inc. (TSE:ATZ - Free Report) - Stifel Canada upped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Aritzia in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, September 25th. Stifel Canada analyst M. Landry now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.32 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Aritzia's current full-year earnings is $1.78 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Aritzia's FY2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on ATZ. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Aritzia from C$85.00 to C$94.00 in a research report on Sunday, July 13th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Aritzia from C$82.00 to C$96.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Raymond James Financial lifted their price target on Aritzia from C$78.00 to C$87.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. TD Securities lifted their price target on Aritzia from C$81.00 to C$93.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on Aritzia from C$84.00 to C$95.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$88.70.

Aritzia Price Performance

Shares of TSE ATZ opened at C$86.42 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 93.51, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 1.29. Aritzia has a fifty-two week low of C$36.51 and a fifty-two week high of C$90.12. The firm has a market capitalization of C$9.92 billion, a PE ratio of 43.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.76. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is C$79.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$66.51.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aritzia news, Director Jennifer Wong sold 30,000 shares of Aritzia stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of C$75.00, for a total value of C$2,250,000.00. Also, Senior Officer Karen Kwan sold 3,000 shares of Aritzia stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$75.00, for a total value of C$225,000.00. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 94,200 shares of company stock valued at $7,000,627. Company insiders own 0.94% of the company's stock.

Aritzia Company Profile

Aritzia Inc is an integrated design house of exclusive fashion brands. It designs apparel and accessories for its collection of exclusive brands and sells them under the Aritzia banner. The category of products offered by the firm is blouses, T-shirts, pants, dresses, sweaters, jackets and coats, skirts, shorts, jumpsuits, and accessories.

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