Aecon Group Q1 EPS Lowered by National Bank Financial

Aecon Group Inc. (TSE:ARE) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Aecon Group in a research note issued on Thursday, March 6th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now forecasts that the company will earn $0.06 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.14. National Bank Financial currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aecon Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Aecon Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.74 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on ARE. CIBC reduced their price objective on shares of Aecon Group from C$33.00 to C$30.00 in a research note on Friday. Stifel Canada downgraded shares of Aecon Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on shares of Aecon Group from C$29.00 to C$24.00 in a research note on Friday. TD Securities reduced their price objective on shares of Aecon Group from C$35.00 to C$30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, National Bankshares reduced their price objective on shares of Aecon Group from C$30.00 to C$23.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$24.98.

Aecon Group Stock Performance

Shares of ARE opened at C$17.96 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.84, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 1.19. The company has a market capitalization of C$1.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.67, a PEG ratio of 18.18 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is C$24.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$23.92. Aecon Group has a 1 year low of C$13.03 and a 1 year high of C$29.70.

Aecon Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 3rd were paid a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.23%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. Aecon Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently -74.76%.

About Aecon Group

Aecon Group Inc is a Canada-based company that operates in two segments: Construction and Concessions. The Construction segment includes various aspects of the construction of public and private infrastructure projects, mainly in the transportation sector. Its concessions segment is engaged in the development, financing, construction, and operation of infrastructure projects.