Stifel Canada Has Pessimistic Outlook of Stantec Q2 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Equities researchers at Stifel Canada dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Stantec in a research note issued on Sunday, November 10th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.30 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.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Stantec from C$130.00 to C$145.00 in a report on Friday, October 4th. Scotiabank raised Stantec to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 in a research note on Monday. Raymond James cut Stantec from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their target price for the stock from C$125.00 to C$120.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Stantec from C$128.00 to C$131.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$126.36.

Stantec Price Performance

TSE:STN opened at C$115.70 on Tuesday. Stantec has a one year low of C$92.40 and a one year high of C$122.57. 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 stock has a market cap of C$13.20 billion, a PE ratio of 38.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of C$111.46 and a 200 day moving average price of C$112.79.

Insider Activity at Stantec

In related news, Director Vito Culmone bought 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$112.97 per share, for a total transaction of C$225,940.00. Over the last three months, insiders purchased 2,145 shares of company stock worth $241,711. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Stantec Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 yield of 0.73%. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.63%.

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.