What is Desjardins’ Forecast for Saputo FY2026 Earnings?

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Analysts at Desjardins lifted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Saputo in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, November 9th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.96 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $1.90. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating and a $36.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Saputo’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Saputo’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.26 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. TD Securities increased their target price on shares of Saputo from C$38.00 to C$44.00 in a research report on Monday. National Bankshares raised their price objective on Saputo from C$36.00 to C$38.00 in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Saputo from C$35.00 to C$37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Scotiabank raised their price target on Saputo from C$36.00 to C$37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Saputo from C$34.00 to C$37.00 in a research note on Monday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$38.63.

Saputo Stock Performance

SAP stock opened at C$36.69 on Tuesday. Saputo has a one year low of C$22.59 and a one year high of C$37.18. The firm has a market cap of C$15.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -107.91, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.68, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.53. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$33.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$30.30.

Saputo Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 12th were given a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. This is an increase from Saputo’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. Saputo’s payout ratio is presently -223.53%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Leanne Cutts acquired 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$32.93 per share, with a total value of C$131,720.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 23,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$773,855. This trade represents a 20.51% increase in their ownership of the stock. Insiders own 40.45% of the company’s stock.

About Saputo

Saputo is a global dairy processor domiciled in Canada (28% of fiscal 2022 sales) with operations in the United States (43%), the U.K. (6%), and other international markets (23%). It sells cheese, cream, fluid milk, and other dairy products. In the retail segment (50% of revenue), its mix of brands include Saputo, Armstrong, Cheer, Cathedral City, and Frylight.