Stantec (TSE:STN) Price Target Lowered to C$146.00 at Scotiabank

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) had its price objective reduced by Scotiabank from C$162.00 to C$146.00 in a research note released on Friday morning,BayStreet.CA reports. Scotiabank currently has an outperform rating on the stock.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on STN. National Bank Financial lowered their price target on shares of Stantec from C$167.00 to C$161.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 15th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Stantec from C$169.00 to C$173.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. TD Securities lowered their target price on shares of Stantec from C$183.00 to C$158.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Stantec from C$168.00 to C$175.00 in a research report on Friday. Finally, Desjardins increased their price objective on Stantec from C$160.00 to C$173.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Stantec presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$161.90.

Stantec Stock Down 3.1%

STN stock traded down C$4.03 during trading on Friday, reaching C$126.30. 1,085,632 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 436,579. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$132.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$141.79. Stantec has a 12 month low of C$109.74 and a 12 month high of C$160.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.42. The company has a market capitalization of C$14.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.79.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Gordon Allan Johnston purchased 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$131.52 per share, with a total value of C$526,080.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 53,793 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$7,074,855.36. This represents a 8.03% increase in their position. Corporate insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Stantec News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Stantec this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target to C$175, implying ~39% upside — a bullish analyst signal. RBC raise
• Positive Sentiment: Desjardins raised its target to C$178 and keeps a “buy” rating, the highest target in the group (~42% upside). Desjardins raise (BayStreet) TickerReport
• Positive Sentiment: National Bank Financial nudged its target higher to C$163 and maintains an “outperform” view, another supportive analyst call. National Bank raise
• Positive Sentiment: Stantec reported record 2025 results, delivered a 17.6% adjusted EBITDA margin, raised the dividend by 8.9%, and provided a 2026 outlook — fundamentals that support longer‑term upside. Company results
• Neutral Sentiment: Aggregate analyst coverage remains mixed but skewed to materially higher targets (roughly C$146–C$178), so market views vary — this contributes to volatility as investors sort through divergent forecasts. Analyst roundup
• Negative Sentiment: Scotiabank cut its target from C$162 to C$146 (still “outperform”), trimming near-term expectations and likely contributing to selling pressure. Scotiabank cut
• Negative Sentiment: Stifel lowered its target from C$172 to C$154 but kept a “buy” rating — another downward revision that reduces immediate upside assumptions. Stifel cut
• Negative Sentiment: TD Securities publicly lowered expectations for STN, reinforcing the cautious narrative among some sell-side firms and pressuring sentiment. TD Securities note
• Negative Sentiment: Technicals and liquidity: volume is elevated versus average and the share price sits below its 50‑ and 200‑day SMAs, increasing the likelihood of short‑term downside before fundamentals reassert themselves.

About Stantec

Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more. Today’s communities transcend geographic borders.