Aecon Group Q4 EPS Decreased by National Bank Financial

Aecon Group Inc. (TSE:ARE - Free Report) - Research analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Aecon Group in a research report issued on Thursday, April 24th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.33 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.36. National Bank Financial has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aecon Group's current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on ARE. National Bankshares upgraded shares of Aecon Group from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Raymond James raised Aecon Group from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a C$23.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. CIBC decreased their price objective on Aecon Group from C$31.00 to C$24.00 in a report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on Aecon Group from C$20.00 to C$19.00 in a research note on Friday. Finally, Stifel Canada raised Aecon Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$23.10.

Aecon Group Stock Down 1.7 %

Aecon Group stock opened at C$15.40 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.84, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 1.19. The stock has a market cap of C$974.29 million, a PE ratio of -15.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.18 and a beta of 1.13. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is C$18.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$23.30. Aecon Group has a fifty-two week low of C$13.03 and a fifty-two week high of C$29.70.

Aecon Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.94%. Aecon Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -74.76%.

Insider Activity at Aecon Group

In other Aecon Group news, Director Stuart Lee bought 5,700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$18.35 per share, with a total value of C$104,595.00. 0.82% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Aecon Group

Aecon Group Inc is a Canada-based company that operates in two segments: Construction and Concessions. The Construction segment includes various aspects of the construction of public and private infrastructure projects, mainly in the transportation sector. Its concessions segment is engaged in the development, financing, construction, and operation of infrastructure projects.

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