Stantec (STN) Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Stantec in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" STN shares.
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5 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Stantec's stock. Their STN share price forecasts range from $56.00 to $105.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $68.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.1% from the stock's current price.
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Stantec's stock was trading at $47.94 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, STN shares have increased by 34.9% and is now trading at $64.68.
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Stantec saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,110,000 shares, an increase of 51.5% from the August 31st total of 732,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 90,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 12.3 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company's shares are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 9th 2023.
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Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 9th. The business services provider reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.04. The business services provider had revenue of $952.03 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $915.79 million. Stantec had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.29% and a net margin of 4.78%.

Stantec declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 9th. Investors of record on Friday, September 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.147 per share on Monday, October 16th. This represents a $0.59 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.91%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 28th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.
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iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF holds 2,289 shares of STN stock, representing 3.42% of its portfolio.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.88%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 28.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, STN will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.13% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of Stantec split on the morning of Monday, November 17th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, September 4th 2014. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, November 14th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Stantec updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 10th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.61-$2.68 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.64. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.65 billion-$3.75 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.69 billion.

229 employees have rated Stantec Chief Executive Officer Gord Johnston on Glassdoor.com. Gord Johnston has an approval rating of 78% among the company's employees.

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Stantec trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "STN."

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One share of STN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $64.68.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) has a market capitalization of $7.18 billion and generates $6.16 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $189.99 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.98 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 26,000 workers across the globe.

Stantec's mailing address is 10220 103 AVENUE, EDMONTON A0, T5J 0K4. The official website for the company is www.stantec.com. The business services provider can be reached via phone at (780) 917-7000, via email at investor.relations@stantec.com, or via fax at 780-917-7330.