Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Saputo FY2025 Earnings

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for Saputo in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, April 6th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.48 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.56. The consensus estimate for Saputo's current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Saputo's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.06 EPS.

SAP has been the topic of a number of other reports. Scotiabank raised Saputo to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Saputo from C$30.00 to C$27.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Desjardins lowered their target price on shares of Saputo from C$34.00 to C$31.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 10th. TD Securities cut their price target on Saputo from C$37.00 to C$35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Saputo from C$36.00 to C$32.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$31.00.

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Saputo Stock Performance

Shares of TSE SAP traded up C$0.97 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting C$25.31. The company had a trading volume of 1,327,792 shares, compared to its average volume of 816,934. Saputo has a 12 month low of C$22.59 and a 12 month high of C$32.15. The stock has a market cap of C$10.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -67.77, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is C$24.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$25.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.68, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

Saputo Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.00%. Saputo's dividend payout ratio is -203.48%.

About Saputo

Saputo Inc produces, markets, and distributes dairy products in Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The company offers cheeses, including mozzarella and cheddar; specialty cheeses, such as ricotta, provolone, blue, parmesan, goat cheese, feta, romano, and havarti; fine cheeses comprising brie and camembert; and other cheeses that include brick, colby, farmer, munster, monterey jack, fresh curd, and processed cheeses.