Desjardins Has Negative Outlook for Stantec FY2025 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Research analysts at Desjardins lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for Stantec in a report released on Sunday, November 16th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $5.25 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $5.27. Desjardins currently has a “Buy” rating and a $158.00 price target on the stock.

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported C$1.53 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C($435.10) million during the quarter. Stantec had a net margin of 4.78% and a return on equity of 12.08%.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on Stantec from C$150.00 to C$165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Stantec from C$160.00 to C$175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Stantec from C$153.00 to C$168.00 in a report on Monday. National Bankshares increased their target price on shares of Stantec from C$162.00 to C$164.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Finally, TD Securities raised their price target on shares of Stantec from C$176.00 to C$183.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$162.91.

Stantec Stock Down 2.9%

Shares of TSE STN opened at C$135.40 on Wednesday. Stantec has a 52-week low of C$107.23 and a 52-week high of C$160.05. The firm has a fifty day moving average of C$152.72 and a 200-day moving average of C$148.55. The stock has a market capitalization of C$15.44 billion, a PE ratio of 31.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29.

Stantec Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 15th were issued a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 29th. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.87%.

Stantec Company Profile

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.