Stifel Nicolaus Cuts Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD) Price Target to C$102.00

Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD) had its target price reduced by Stifel Nicolaus from C$108.00 to C$102.00 in a research note released on Thursday morning,BayStreet reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. National Bank Financial raised their target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$91.00 to C$102.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Desjardins upped their price target on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$92.00 to C$101.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Raymond James Financial dropped their price objective on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$105.00 to C$100.00 in a report on Thursday. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce lifted their price objective on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$89.00 to C$102.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, TD reduced their target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$110.00 to C$103.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$99.73.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Stock Performance

Shares of TSE ATD opened at C$82.00 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is C$89.32 and its 200 day moving average is C$83.69. The stock has a market cap of C$75.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.67. Alimentation Couche-Tard has a 1-year low of C$68.30 and a 1-year high of C$95.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 92.19.

Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 1st. The company reported C$1.26 earnings per share for the quarter. Alimentation Couche-Tard had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 19.91%. The business had revenue of C$30.43 billion during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Alimentation Couche-Tard will post 4.0410959 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Investors of record on Friday, September 25th will be paid a $0.215 dividend. This represents a $0.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. Alimentation Couche-Tard’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.49%.

Key Headlines Impacting Alimentation Couche-Tard

Here are the key news stories impacting Alimentation Couche-Tard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The company announced a quarterly dividend of C$0.215 per share, payable September 25 to shareholders of record on September 25. The dividend implies an annualized payout of approximately C$0.86 per share and a yield near 1%, providing ongoing shareholder returns. The ex-dividend date is September 11.
• Positive Sentiment: Despite target reductions, TD, Stifel Nicolaus, Scotia, and National Bank Financial maintained bullish ratings, including “buy,” “sector outperform,” and “outperform.” Their revised targets of C$101–C$103 remain approximately 23%–26% above the recent share price. Tickerreport analyst target updates
• Neutral Sentiment: Raymond James lowered its target to C$100 but retained a materially higher valuation than the current market price, indicating that the firm still sees substantial potential upside.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple analysts cut their price targets: Raymond James to C$100 from C$105, Stifel to C$102 from C$108, TD to C$103 from C$110, BMO to C$90 from C$95, Scotia to C$102 from C$104, and National Bank Financial to C$101 from C$102. The coordinated reductions suggest more cautious near-term earnings or valuation expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets downgraded its stance to “market perform” while lowering its target to C$90, signaling more limited expected upside than the other covering firms.

About Alimentation Couche-Tard

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates a network of convenience stores across North America, Ireland, Scandinavia, Poland, the Baltics, and Russia. The company primarily generates income through the sale of tobacco products, groceries, beverages, fresh food, quick service restaurants, car wash services, other retail products and services, road transportation fuel, stationary energy, marine fuel, and chemicals. In addition, the company operates more stores under the Circle K banner in other countries such as China, Egypt, and Malaysia.