Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) Forecasted to Earn FY2026 Earnings of $5.37 Per Share

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stantec in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 23rd. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier forecasts that the company will post earnings of $5.37 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Stantec’s current full-year earnings is $4.25 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on STN. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on Stantec from C$121.00 to C$123.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on Stantec from C$110.00 to C$120.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 1st. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Stantec from C$126.00 to C$127.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. ATB Capital lowered Stantec from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from C$115.00 to C$120.00 in a research report on Friday, March 1st. Finally, National Bankshares upped their price objective on Stantec from C$116.00 to C$126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Stantec currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$120.23.

Stantec Price Performance

Shares of TSE STN opened at C$110.94 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.82. Stantec has a twelve month low of C$77.00 and a twelve month high of C$118.39. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$112.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$104.09. The company has a market capitalization of C$12.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.87.

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 28th. The company reported C$0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.86 by C($0.04). Stantec had a net margin of 6.54% and a return on equity of 13.14%. The firm had revenue of C$1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$1.22 billion.

Insider Activity at Stantec

In related news, Director Steve Marvin Fleck sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$116.02, for a total transaction of C$232,040.00. 0.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 28th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.76%. This is a positive change from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 27th. Stantec’s payout ratio is presently 28.19%.

About Stantec

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.