Desjardins Has Pessimistic View of TSE:ATD Q3 Earnings

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSE:ATD) – Investment analysts at Desjardins lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.07. Desjardins currently has a “Hold” rating and a $84.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s current full-year earnings is $4.04 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s FY2025 earnings at $3.93 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group set a C$97.00 target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. National Bankshares lifted their target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$85.00 to C$87.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. CIBC lifted their target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$88.00 to C$89.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Scotiabank set a C$91.00 target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$87.00 to C$85.00 in a research report on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$88.58.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Stock Performance

Shares of TSE ATD opened at C$73.56 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.54. The stock has a market capitalization of C$48.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.19, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is C$77.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$77.45. Alimentation Couche-Tard has a 52-week low of C$71.31 and a 52-week high of C$87.27.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were given a dividend of $0.195 per share. This is a boost from Alimentation Couche-Tard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 4th. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.06%. Alimentation Couche-Tard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.