Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Saputo Q2 Earnings

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP - Free Report) - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial raised their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Saputo in a note issued to investors on Sunday, November 10th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.47 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Saputo's current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on SAP. BMO Capital Markets lowered Saputo from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from C$35.00 to C$30.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. National Bankshares reduced their target price on shares of Saputo from C$36.00 to C$35.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 12th. TD Securities dropped their price target on shares of Saputo from C$38.00 to C$37.00 in a research note on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$39.00 to C$38.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, CIBC lowered their target price on shares of Saputo from C$37.00 to C$35.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$34.50.

Saputo Stock Performance

TSE SAP traded up C$0.02 on Wednesday, hitting C$26.19. 211,245 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 440,648. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.17, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.59. The business's fifty day moving average is C$28.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$29.04. Saputo has a 12 month low of C$25.28 and a 12 month high of C$32.15. The firm has a market capitalization of C$11.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.54, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Saputo news, Senior Officer Martin Gagnon acquired 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$29.73 per share, with a total value of C$59,450.00. 40.45% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Saputo Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 10th will be issued a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.90%. Saputo's payout ratio is currently 120.63%.

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.