Desjardins Has Pessimistic View of TSE:ATD Q3 Earnings

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSE:ATD) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now expects that the company will earn $0.87 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.07. Desjardins has a “Hold” rating and a $84.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s current full-year earnings is $4.04 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s FY2025 earnings at $3.93 EPS.

ATD has been the topic of several other reports. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$87.00 to C$85.00 in a research note on Monday. CIBC increased their price target on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$88.00 to C$89.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. National Bank Financial upgraded Alimentation Couche-Tard from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. UBS Group set a C$97.00 price target on Alimentation Couche-Tard and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, National Bankshares increased their price target on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$85.00 to C$87.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$88.58.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Trading Up 1.4 %

ATD stock opened at C$73.56 on Thursday. Alimentation Couche-Tard has a 1-year low of C$71.31 and a 1-year high of C$87.27. The firm has a market cap of C$48.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.89. The business’s 50 day moving average is C$77.81 and its 200-day moving average is C$77.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.54.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 18th were paid a $0.195 dividend. This is an increase from Alimentation Couche-Tard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 4th. This represents a $0.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.06%. Alimentation Couche-Tard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.26%.

About Alimentation Couche-Tard

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates and licenses convenience stores in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its convenience stores sell tobacco products and alternative tobacco products, grocery items, candies and snacks, beer, wine, beverages, and fresh food offerings; road transportation fuels and electric vehicle charging solutions; and aviation fuels, as well as energy for stationary engines.