Desjardins Has Negative Outlook of Saputo Q4 Earnings

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Saputo in a research note issued on Monday, March 31st. Desjardins analyst C. Li now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.36. Desjardins currently has a “Buy” rating and a $31.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Saputo’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Saputo’s FY2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on SAP. TD Securities lowered their target price on shares of Saputo from C$37.00 to C$35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 28th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$30.00 to C$27.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 10th. National Bankshares dropped their target price on Saputo from C$31.00 to C$28.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. CIBC reduced their price target on Saputo from C$32.00 to C$29.00 in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Saputo from C$38.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$31.00.

Saputo Stock Performance

TSE:SAP opened at C$25.23 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of C$10.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -67.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.68, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.67. Saputo has a 1-year low of C$22.59 and a 1-year high of C$32.15. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is C$24.75 and its 200 day moving average price is C$26.04.

Saputo Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were given a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.01%. Saputo’s payout ratio is -203.48%.

Saputo Company Profile

Saputo Inc produces, markets, and distributes dairy products in Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The company offers cheeses, including mozzarella and cheddar; specialty cheeses, such as ricotta, provolone, blue, parmesan, goat cheese, feta, romano, and havarti; fine cheeses comprising brie and camembert; and other cheeses that include brick, colby, farmer, munster, monterey jack, fresh curd, and processed cheeses.