Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) Receives $175.00 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seven ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $175.00.

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on STN shares. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Stantec in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Zacks Research cut shares of Stantec from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. ATB Cormark Capital Markets raised shares of Stantec from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Stantec from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Stantec from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cibc World Market Inc. raised its holdings in Stantec by 12.5% during the third quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 281,746 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,379,000 after purchasing an additional 31,383 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Stantec by 3.2% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,873,421 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $525,584,000 after buying an additional 152,170 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Stantec by 64.3% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 412,480 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $44,494,000 after buying an additional 161,400 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG increased its holdings in Stantec by 23.2% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 390,644 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $36,861,000 after buying an additional 73,539 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fiera Capital Corp increased its holdings in Stantec by 3.5% in the third quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 2,469,545 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $266,236,000 after buying an additional 84,251 shares in the last quarter. 63.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Stantec Price Performance

Shares of STN opened at $75.12 on Friday. Stantec has a fifty-two week low of $72.46 and a fifty-two week high of $114.51. The company has a market capitalization of $8.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.08 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $84.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The business services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.02. Stantec had a net margin of 5.92% and a return on equity of 19.37%. The business had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.23 billion. Stantec has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.370-4.490 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Stantec will post 4.5 earnings per share for the current year.

Stantec Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.245 per share. This represents a $0.98 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.76%.

Stantec Company Profile

Stantec is a global design and consulting firm offering professional services in engineering, architecture, and environmental sciences. The company partners with public and private clients to deliver solutions spanning infrastructure, water, energy and resources, and community development. Through an integrated approach, Stantec manages projects from initial planning and conceptual design through construction and commissioning, focusing on sustainability and innovation.

The firm’s service portfolio includes civil infrastructure design, building systems engineering, environmental assessments, and project management.