Stantec Q4 EPS Estimate Lifted by National Bank Financial

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stantec in a report released on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.21 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.14. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Stantec’s FY2026 earnings at $5.87 EPS.

STN has been the topic of a number of other reports. CIBC increased their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$134.00 to C$139.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. National Bankshares upped their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$140.00 to C$143.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. ATB Capital upped their price target on Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on shares of Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 in a report on Monday, November 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$140.33.

Stantec Stock Down 4.6 %

STN opened at C$122.18 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of C$13.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s fifty day moving average is C$112.32 and its 200 day moving average is C$113.33. Stantec has a fifty-two week low of C$103.48 and a fifty-two week high of C$129.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.42.

Stantec Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th were paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.03%.

Insider Activity at Stantec

In other news, Director Vito Culmone acquired 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$112.03 per share, for a total transaction of C$336,099.00. 0.27% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Stantec Company Profile

Stantec Inc is a sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting company. The company is geographically diversified in three regional operating units namely Canada, the United States and Global, offering similar services across all regions. The company offers services in various sectors across the project life cycle through five business operating units infrastructure, water, buildings, environmental services, and energy and resources.