TSE:BDT Q1 EPS Forecast Decreased by Raymond James Financial

Key Points

• Raymond James Financial has lowered its Q1 2026 earnings per share forecast for Bird Construction from $0.41 to $0.38, maintaining a "Moderate Buy" rating on the stock.
• The company recently announced a monthly dividend of $0.07 per share, with a dividend yield of 3.5% and a payout ratio of 50.87%.
• Current market performance shows Bird Construction shares trading at C$24.27, down C$1.17 during midday trading.

Bird Construction Inc. (TSE:BDT - Free Report) - Analysts at Raymond James Financial dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bird Construction in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, August 14th. Raymond James Financial analyst F. Bastien now anticipates that the company will earn $0.38 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.41. Raymond James Financial currently has a "Moderate Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bird Construction's current full-year earnings is $2.76 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Bird Construction's Q4 2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on BDT. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Bird Construction from C$34.50 to C$34.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Bird Construction from C$28.00 to C$30.00 in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. CIBC increased their target price on Bird Construction from C$31.00 to C$31.50 in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. National Bankshares dropped their target price on Bird Construction from C$30.00 to C$28.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, TD Securities increased their target price on Bird Construction from C$26.00 to C$31.00 in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$32.44.

Bird Construction Price Performance

Shares of BDT traded down C$1.17 during midday trading on Friday, reaching C$24.27. The stock had a trading volume of 281,606 shares, compared to its average volume of 189,664. The company's 50-day moving average is C$28.67 and its 200 day moving average is C$24.83. Bird Construction has a 12-month low of C$17.52 and a 12-month high of C$32.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.70. The company has a market capitalization of C$1.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.05.

Bird Construction Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 20th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 31st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. Bird Construction's dividend payout ratio is presently 50.87%.

Bird Construction Company Profile

Bird Construction Inc operates as a general contractor in the Canadian construction market. The company focuses primarily on projects in the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors of the general contracting industry. It provides construction services such as new construction for industrial, commercial, and institutional markets; industrial maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) services, heavy civil construction and contract surface mining; as well as vertical infrastructure including, electrical, mechanical, and specialty trades.

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