Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD) Upgraded at National Bank Financial

National Bank Financial upgraded shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.69 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on ATD. Desjardins raised their target price on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$84.00 to C$85.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. National Bankshares raised their price objective on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$85.00 to C$87.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$85.00 to C$87.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group set a C$97.00 target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$83.00 to C$87.00 in a report on Thursday, September 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alimentation Couche-Tard has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$88.83.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Price Performance

Shares of TSE ATD opened at C$77.97 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.11, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of C$73.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s 50-day moving average is C$79.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$78.24. 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 company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were paid a dividend of $0.195 per share. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 4th. This is an increase from Alimentation Couche-Tard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. Alimentation Couche-Tard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.09%.

About Alimentation Couche-Tard

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.