Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Aecon Group Inc.’s FY2025 Earnings (TSE:ARE)

Aecon Group Inc. (TSE:ARE) – Equities researchers at Raymond James issued their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Aecon Group in a note issued to investors on Friday, April 19th. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien forecasts that the company will earn $1.20 per share for the year. Raymond James currently has a “Market Perform” rating and a $16.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aecon Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Aecon Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. TD Securities increased their target price on Aecon Group from C$14.00 to C$18.50 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 8th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Aecon Group from C$10.00 to C$13.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 7th. National Bankshares increased their target price on Aecon Group from C$10.50 to C$15.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 7th. ATB Capital boosted their price target on Aecon Group from C$15.25 to C$19.50 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Aecon Group from C$14.50 to C$17.50 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 7th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aecon Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$18.23.

Aecon Group Stock Down 1.2 %

ARE stock opened at C$16.84 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average of C$15.91 and a 200 day moving average of C$13.45. The firm has a market cap of C$1.05 billion, a PE ratio of 8.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.18 and a beta of 1.16. Aecon Group has a twelve month low of C$8.42 and a twelve month high of C$17.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.29.

Aecon Group (TSE:ARE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 5th. The company reported C$0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.17 by C($0.02). The business had revenue of C$1.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$1.22 billion. Aecon Group had a net margin of 3.49% and a return on equity of 16.04%.

Aecon Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.51%. This is a positive change from Aecon Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. Aecon Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.19%.

Insider Transactions at Aecon Group

In other Aecon Group news, Director Stuart Lee acquired 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$16.33 per share, with a total value of C$114,310.00. In other Aecon Group news, Senior Officer Martina Doyle sold 2,265 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$16.42, for a total transaction of C$37,191.30. Also, Director Stuart Lee purchased 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 22nd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$16.33 per share, for a total transaction of C$114,310.00. Company insiders own 1.72% of the company’s stock.

About Aecon Group

Aecon Group Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provide construction and infrastructure development services to private and public sector clients in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Construction and Concessions. The Construction segment focuses on civil infrastructure, urban transportation solutions, nuclear power infrastructure, utility infrastructure, and conventional industrial infrastructure market sectors.