Desjardins Has Negative Outlook of TSE:ATD FY2026 Earnings

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSE:ATD - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Desjardins lowered their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $4.29 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.59. Desjardins currently has a "Hold" rating and a $84.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alimentation Couche-Tard's current full-year earnings is $4.04 per share.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$83.00 to C$85.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$87.00 to C$85.00 in a report on Monday, February 10th. National Bankshares lifted their price objective on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$85.00 to C$87.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. National Bank Financial raised Alimentation Couche-Tard from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, CIBC lifted their price objective on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$88.00 to C$89.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$88.50.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Price Performance

Shares of ATD traded down C$0.34 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting C$72.01. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,169,826 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,134,880. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.54. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$77.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$77.21. The firm has a market capitalization of C$47.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.89. Alimentation Couche-Tard has a 1-year low of C$71.31 and a 1-year high of C$87.27.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a $0.195 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 4th. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.08%. This is an increase from Alimentation Couche-Tard's previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. Alimentation Couche-Tard's payout ratio is currently 18.26%.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Company Profile

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates and licenses convenience stores in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its convenience stores sell tobacco products and alternative tobacco products, grocery items, candies and snacks, beer, wine, beverages, and fresh food offerings; road transportation fuels and electric vehicle charging solutions; and aviation fuels, as well as energy for stationary engines.