Q1 Earnings Estimate for Stantec Issued By Atb Cap Markets

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN - Free Report) TSE: STN - Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Stantec in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.82 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.77. The consensus estimate for Stantec's current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Stantec's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.64 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.03 EPS.

STN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group raised shares of Stantec from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Raymond James raised shares of Stantec from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Canaccord Genuity Group raised shares of Stantec from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Stantec from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, November 16th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Stantec has an average rating of "Buy".

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Stantec Stock Performance

STN traded up $0.63 on Thursday, reaching $85.27. The stock had a trading volume of 264,020 shares, compared to its average volume of 148,280. Stantec has a 12-month low of $73.18 and a 12-month high of $90.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The business's 50-day moving average price is $78.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.06. The company has a market cap of $9.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.76 and a beta of 1.01.

Institutional Trading of Stantec

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its stake in Stantec by 166.5% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 22,342,818 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,751,093,000 after acquiring an additional 13,958,790 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Stantec by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,575,078 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $358,951,000 after purchasing an additional 74,976 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in Stantec by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,496,408 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $273,970,000 after purchasing an additional 302,979 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in Stantec by 19.3% in the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 3,344,994 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $262,791,000 after purchasing an additional 542,305 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Stantec by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,008,962 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $236,055,000 after purchasing an additional 261,705 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.86% of the company's stock.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.1574 per share. This represents a $0.63 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. This is a boost from Stantec's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Stantec's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.18%.

About Stantec

Stantec Inc provides professional services in the areas of infrastructure and facilities to the public and private sectors in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It offers evaluation, planning, and designing infrastructure solutions; solutions for sustainable water resources, planning, management, and infrastructure; environmental services; integrated architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning solutions for buildings; and energy and resources solutions.