Stifel Canada Has Bullish Forecast for Stantec Q1 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Analysts at Stifel Canada increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Stantec in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.18 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.15. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Stantec’s FY2025 earnings at $5.19 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.77 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on STN. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on shares of Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 in a report on Monday, November 11th. ATB Capital raised their target price on shares of Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. National Bankshares upped their price target on shares of Stantec from C$140.00 to C$143.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price objective on Stantec from C$139.00 to C$145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$140.33.

Stantec Stock Performance

TSE STN opened at C$128.12 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.46. Stantec has a 1-year low of C$103.48 and a 1-year high of C$129.39. The firm has a market capitalization of C$14.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is C$112.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$113.28.

Stantec Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th were given a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Stantec’s payout ratio is 28.03%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Stantec

In related news, Director Vito Culmone bought 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 30th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$112.03 per share, with a total value of C$336,099.00. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Stantec

Stantec Inc is a sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting company. The company is geographically diversified in three regional operating units namely Canada, the United States and Global, offering similar services across all regions. The company offers services in various sectors across the project life cycle through five business operating units infrastructure, water, buildings, environmental services, and energy and resources.