What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for Stantec FY2026 Earnings?

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Investment analysts at Scotiabank upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for Stantec in a research note issued on Thursday, October 22nd. Scotiabank analyst J. Goldman now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $6.34 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.20. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $133.00 price target on the stock. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Stantec’s FY2027 earnings at $6.85 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on STN. Desjardins set a C$169.00 price objective on Stantec and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. ATB Cormark Capital Markets upped their target price on Stantec from C$130.00 to C$133.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce decreased their target price on Stantec from C$160.00 to C$137.00 and set an “outperformer” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. National Bank Financial lowered their target price on Stantec from C$143.00 to C$120.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Scotia dropped their price target on Stantec from C$133.00 to C$129.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$143.00.

Stantec Stock Performance

Shares of Stantec stock opened at C$99.49 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.98. The business has a 50-day moving average price of C$98.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$111.42. Stantec has a 1-year low of C$93.15 and a 1-year high of C$160.05. The company has a market cap of C$11.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.46, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.78.

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported C$1.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$2.23 billion for the quarter. Stantec had a net margin of 6.23% and a return on equity of 15.26%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Stantec

In related news, Director Susan Reisbord acquired 2,068 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$102.59 per share, with a total value of C$212,156.12. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8,253 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$846,675.27. This trade represents a 33.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. Also, Director Shelley Ann Marie Brown bought 393 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$95.91 per share, with a total value of C$37,692.63. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,277 shares in the company, valued at C$602,027.07. This represents a 6.68% increase in their ownership of the stock. Insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Stantec Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 15th were paid a $0.2450 dividend. This represents a $0.98 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 29th. Stantec’s payout ratio is 21.22%.

Stantec Company Profile

Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more. Today’s communities transcend geographic borders.