Q1 EPS Estimates for Aecon Group Lowered by Atb Cap Markets

Aecon Group Inc. (TSE:ARE) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Aecon Group in a research report issued on Sunday, March 9th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.20) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.16). The consensus estimate for Aecon Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Aecon Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.29) EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Stifel Canada cut Aecon Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. National Bankshares upgraded shares of Aecon Group from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Raymond James cut their price target on shares of Aecon Group from C$28.00 to C$23.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. CIBC cut their price objective on Aecon Group from C$33.00 to C$30.00 in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Aecon Group from C$27.00 to C$20.00 in a research report on Monday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$25.25.

Aecon Group Stock Performance

TSE ARE opened at C$17.72 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of C$23.83 and a 200-day moving average of C$23.93. Aecon Group has a 52-week low of C$13.03 and a 52-week high of C$29.70. 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$1.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.43, a P/E/G ratio of 18.18 and a beta of 1.13.

Aecon Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.29%. Aecon Group’s payout ratio is -74.76%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aecon Group

In related news, Director Stuart Lee bought 5,700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$18.35 per share, for a total transaction of C$104,595.00. Company insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

Aecon Group Company Profile

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.