Stifel Canada Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for TSE:BDT

Key Points

• Stifel Canada has raised its Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Bird Construction from $0.35 to $0.38, with a full-year consensus estimate at $2.76 per share.
• National Bank Financial upgraded Bird Construction’s stock rating from "hold" to "strong-buy," reflecting positive sentiment from various analysts, while TD Securities and ATB Capital have also increased their target prices for the stock.
• Bird Construction recently announced a monthly dividend of $0.07 per share, representing an annualized yield of 3.2% and a payout ratio of 41.49%.

Bird Construction Inc. (TSE:BDT - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Stifel Canada lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bird Construction in a report released on Thursday, September 4th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.38 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.35. The consensus estimate for Bird Construction's current full-year earnings is $2.76 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Bird Construction's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. CIBC lowered their price target on Bird Construction from C$35.00 to C$33.00 in a research report on Monday, August 18th. National Bankshares raised Bird Construction from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from C$26.00 to C$28.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 4th. ATB Capital lifted their price target on Bird Construction from C$30.00 to C$33.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Bird Construction from C$34.00 to C$36.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Raymond James Financial lowered Bird Construction from a "strong-buy" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have issued a Buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$32.75.

Bird Construction Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of BDT traded down C$0.38 during trading hours on Monday, hitting C$27.91. The company had a trading volume of 225,715 shares, compared to its average volume of 219,507. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$27.14 and a 200-day moving average price of C$24.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.70, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.25. The stock has a market capitalization of C$1.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.51, a P/E/G ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 0.62. Bird Construction has a 52-week low of C$17.52 and a 52-week high of C$32.67.

Bird Construction Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 20th were given a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.0%. Bird Construction's dividend payout ratio is presently 41.49%.

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.