Atb Cap Markets Weighs in on Stantec's Q2 Earnings (TSE:STN)

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN - Free Report) NYSE: STN - Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Stantec in a report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the company will earn $1.49 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.45. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Stantec's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.49 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.22 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on STN. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Stantec from C$150.00 to C$143.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. ATB Capital lifted their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. TD Securities lifted their price target on Stantec from C$139.00 to C$145.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. CIBC raised their price objective on Stantec from C$139.00 to C$141.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of Stantec from C$128.00 to C$138.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Stantec currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$140.50.

Stantec Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of STN traded up C$0.02 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$120.97. 49,282 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 262,813. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29. The stock has a market capitalization of C$13.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. Stantec has a 1 year low of C$103.48 and a 1 year high of C$129.39. The firm's fifty day moving average is C$118.60 and its 200-day moving average is C$115.95.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 15th were paid a $0.225 dividend. This is a boost from Stantec's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 28th. Stantec's payout ratio is currently 28.03%.

About Stantec

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.