Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Stantec Q1 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) – Investment analysts at Raymond James dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Stantec in a report released on Tuesday, January 21st. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.71 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Stantec’s current full-year earnings is $3.07 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.39 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.04 EPS.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The business services provider reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.05. Stantec had a net margin of 4.78% and a return on equity of 16.57%. The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.85 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on STN. Canaccord Genuity Group raised Stantec from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. StockNews.com upgraded Stantec from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 16th. Scotiabank started coverage on shares of Stantec in a research report on Friday, October 25th. They set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded Stantec from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Stantec Trading Up 2.3 %

Stantec stock opened at $80.03 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.42. The firm has a market cap of $9.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.38 and a beta of 1.01. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $81.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $82.19. Stantec has a 1 year low of $74.98 and a 1 year high of $88.42.

Institutional Trading of Stantec

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new position in Stantec during the second quarter worth about $71,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Stantec by 802.8% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 975 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 867 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Stantec by 12.4% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,166 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in Stantec by 30.3% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,122 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $171,000 after acquiring an additional 493 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Stantec during the third quarter worth $211,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.86% of the company’s stock.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.155 dividend. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This is a boost from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.36%.

Stantec Company Profile

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.