Desjardins Issues Negative Forecast for Saputo Earnings

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Equities researchers at Desjardins cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Saputo in a report released on Monday, November 11th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.49. The consensus estimate for Saputo’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Saputo’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on SAP. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price 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. TD Securities lowered their price target on shares of Saputo from C$38.00 to C$37.00 in a report on Monday. CIBC lowered their price target on shares of Saputo from C$37.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 12th. National Bankshares lowered their price target on shares of Saputo from C$36.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered shares of Saputo from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their price target for the company from C$35.00 to C$30.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$34.50.

Saputo Stock Performance

TSE:SAP opened at C$26.19 on Wednesday. Saputo has a 1 year low of C$25.28 and a 1 year high of C$32.15. The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$28.31 and a 200-day moving average of C$29.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.17. The stock has a market capitalization of C$11.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Saputo news, Senior Officer Martin Gagnon bought 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 20th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$29.73 per share, with a total value of C$59,450.00. Company insiders own 40.45% of the company’s stock.

Saputo Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 10th. Saputo’s dividend payout ratio is presently 120.63%.

Saputo Company Profile

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.