Stantec Q1 EPS Forecast Increased by National Bank Financial

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN - Free Report) NYSE: STN - Investment analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stantec in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 8th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.10 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.00. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Stantec's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.94 EPS.

STN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$129.00 to C$141.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. National Bankshares increased their price target on Stantec from C$143.00 to C$144.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. TD Securities lifted their price objective on Stantec from C$139.00 to C$145.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Desjardins increased their target price on Stantec from C$138.00 to C$148.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Stantec from C$128.00 to C$138.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$140.42.

Stantec Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of STN traded up C$1.35 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching C$120.73. 33,976 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 269,075. The firm has a market cap of C$13.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$116.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$115.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29. Stantec has a 12-month low of C$103.48 and a 12-month high of C$129.39.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.225 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. This is a positive change from Stantec's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.75%. Stantec's dividend 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.