Atb Cap Markets Issues Positive Outlook for Stantec Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Stantec in a research note issued on Thursday, May 15th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the company will earn $1.29 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.27.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Desjardins boosted their price target on Stantec from C$138.00 to C$148.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Stantec from C$129.00 to C$141.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. CIBC upped their price target on Stantec from C$139.00 to C$141.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$128.00 to C$138.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$140.50.

Stantec Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of TSE STN opened at C$141.71 on Monday. Stantec has a 52-week low of C$103.48 and a 52-week high of C$143.95. 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 stock has a market cap of C$16.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$122.18 and a 200 day moving average price of C$117.59.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 15th were issued a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.64%. This is a boost from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 28th. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.03%.

About Stantec

Stantec Inc is a sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting company. The company is geographically diversified in three regional operating units namely Canada, the United States and Global, offering similar services across all regions. The company offers services in various sectors across the project life cycle through five business operating units infrastructure, water, buildings, environmental services, and energy and resources.