Stantec (STN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company also provides consulting services in engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics. In addition, it offers planning and design services to clients in residential, logistics, retail, infrastructure, energy, higher education, and urban regeneration sectors; architectural and interior design, and planning services in the science and technology, commercial workplace, higher education, residential, and hospitality markets. Further, the company provides transportation advisory, transport engineering, and technical design; project delivery consultancy services for mining, resources, and industrial infrastructure projects; paleontological and archaeological services for the rail, transportation, water, and power and energy sectors; and environmental and cultural resource compliance services. Additionally, it offers consulting services in sustainable building design, energy infrastructure upgrades, sustainable district heating network, and e-mobility; and planning, design, construction administration, commissioning, maintenance, decommissioning, and remediation services. The company was formerly known as Stanley Technology Group Inc. and changed its name to Stantec Inc. in October 1998. Stantec Inc. was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$113.67 to C$115.19
• 50-Day Range: C$112.16 to C$123.08
• 52-Week Range: C$102.48 to C$123.92
• Volume: 404,447 shs
• Average Volume: 260,267 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$12.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 37.45
• Dividend Yield: 0.74%
• Price Target: C$129.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Stantec Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Stantec scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Stantec has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.91, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Stantec has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Stantec is 37.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Stantec is 37.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 369.90.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Stantec has a PEG Ratio of 1.46. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Stantec has a P/B Ratio of 4.38. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for STN.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Stantec has a dividend yield of 0.75%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Stantec does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Stantec is 27.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for STN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.16

News Sentiment

Stantec has a news sentiment score of -0.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Stantec this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Stantec insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$485,960.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.27% of the stock of Stantec is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.47% of the stock of Stantec is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

STN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have STN shares performed this year?

Stantec's stock was trading at C$106.38 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, STN shares have increased by 7.0% and is now trading at C$113.86.
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How do I buy shares of Stantec?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Stantec own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stantec investors own include Intact Financial (IFC), Constellation Software (CSU), AutoCanada (ACQ), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), AbbVie (ABBV), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) and Vermilion Energy (VET).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/15/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Engineering & Construction
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: TSE:STN
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.stantec.com
• Phone: +1-780-9177022
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 31,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$129.50
• High Stock Price Target: C$145.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$120.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.91
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$3.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.45
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 1.46
• Net Income: C$342.30 million
• Net Margins: 6.31%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.91%
• Return on Assets: 5.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 80.74
• Current Ratio: 1.39
• Quick Ratio: 1.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$5.42 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.40
• Cash Flow: C$2.16 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 52.81
• Book Value: C$25.97 per share
• Price / Book: 4.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 114,070,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$12.99 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.82