Stantec Inc. to Post FY2026 Earnings of $5.37 Per Share, Desjardins Forecasts (TSE:STN)

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Equities researchers at Desjardins issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for Stantec in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 23rd. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier anticipates that the company will earn $5.37 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Stantec’s current full-year earnings is $4.25 per share.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$110.00 to C$120.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 1st. CIBC raised their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$116.00 to C$120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 1st. National Bankshares raised their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$116.00 to C$126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 1st. Raymond James raised their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$120.00 to C$125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 1st. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of Stantec from C$116.00 to C$119.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$120.23.

Stantec Stock Performance

TSE STN opened at C$111.80 on Thursday. Stantec has a 52-week low of C$77.00 and a 52-week high of C$118.39. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of C$112.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$104.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.82, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.41. The company has a market capitalization of C$12.75 billion, a PE ratio of 37.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.87.

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 28th. The company reported C$0.82 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.86 by C($0.04). The firm had revenue of C$1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$1.22 billion. Stantec had a net margin of 6.54% and a return on equity of 13.14%.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 28th were given a $0.21 dividend. This is a positive change from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.19%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Steve Marvin Fleck sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$116.02, for a total value of C$232,040.00. 0.27% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Stantec Company Profile

Stantec Inc provides professional services in the areas of infrastructure and facilities to the public and private sectors in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It offers evaluation, planning, and designing infrastructure solutions; solutions for sustainable water resources, planning, management, and infrastructure; environmental services; integrated architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning solutions for buildings; and energy and resources solutions.