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

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Desjardins issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Stantec in a report released on Tuesday, April 23rd. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier expects 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.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Scotiabank upped their price target on Stantec from C$116.00 to C$119.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 1st. National Bankshares increased 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. CIBC increased their price objective on Stantec from C$116.00 to C$120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 1st. Raymond James raised their price target on Stantec from C$120.00 to C$125.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective 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. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$120.23.

Stantec Stock Performance

Shares of Stantec stock opened at C$111.36 on Thursday. Stantec has a 52 week low of C$77.00 and a 52 week high of C$118.39. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is C$112.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$104.14. The firm has a market cap of C$12.70 billion, a PE ratio of 37.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.82.

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

Stantec Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 28th were issued a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.75%. This is a boost from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.19%.

Insider Activity at Stantec

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

Stantec Company Profile

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.