FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Saputo Issued By Desjardins

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Investment analysts at Desjardins decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Saputo in a research report issued on Sunday, February 9th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.52 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.62. Desjardins currently has a “Buy” rating and a $31.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Saputo’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on SAP. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Saputo from C$36.00 to C$32.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 23rd. TD Securities decreased their target price on Saputo from C$38.00 to C$37.00 in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Saputo from C$38.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. CIBC decreased their target price on Saputo from C$32.00 to C$29.00 in a research note on Monday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Saputo from C$30.00 to C$27.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Saputo presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$31.29.

Saputo Price Performance

Shares of SAP opened at C$24.32 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is C$24.55 and its 200-day moving average is C$27.32. Saputo has a one year low of C$22.59 and a one year high of C$32.15. The firm has a market capitalization of C$10.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -65.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.68, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.53.

Saputo Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.13%. Saputo’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -203.48%.

Insider Activity at Saputo

In related news, Senior Officer Leanne Cutts purchased 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$26.25 per share, for a total transaction of C$105,000.00. 40.45% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Saputo Company Profile

Saputo Inc produces, markets, and distributes dairy products in Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The company offers cheeses, including mozzarella and cheddar; specialty cheeses, such as ricotta, provolone, blue, parmesan, goat cheese, feta, romano, and havarti; fine cheeses comprising brie and camembert; and other cheeses that include brick, colby, farmer, munster, monterey jack, fresh curd, and processed cheeses.