Stifel Canada Has Pessimistic View of Stantec Q2 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN - Free Report) NYSE: STN - Equities research analysts at Stifel Canada reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stantec in a report issued on Sunday, November 10th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.30 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.35. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Stantec's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.93 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.37 EPS.

STN has been the topic of several other reports. Raymond James lowered Stantec from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from C$125.00 to C$120.00 in a report on Thursday, August 8th. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Stantec from C$128.00 to C$131.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Stantec from C$130.00 to C$145.00 in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Scotiabank raised Stantec to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 in a research note on Monday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Stantec presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$124.33.

Stantec Stock Performance

STN traded down C$1.13 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching C$114.42. The company's stock had a trading volume of 113,490 shares, compared to its average volume of 261,357. Stantec has a 52 week low of C$92.40 and a 52 week high of C$122.57. The company's 50-day moving average is C$111.40 and its 200-day moving average is C$112.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.74, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.39. The firm has a market cap of C$13.05 billion, a PE ratio of 37.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82.

Stantec Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be issued a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.73%. Stantec's payout ratio is 27.63%.

Insider Activity at Stantec

In other Stantec news, Director Asifa Samji purchased 300 shares of Stantec stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$109.75 per share, with a total value of C$32,925.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 840 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$92,190. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. In other news, Director Vito Culmone purchased 2,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$112.97 per share, for a total transaction of C$225,940.00. Also, Director Asifa Samji acquired 300 shares of Stantec stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$109.75 per share, with a total value of C$32,925.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 840 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$92,190. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their position. Over the last quarter, insiders bought 2,445 shares of company stock worth $274,636. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company's stock.

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.