Stifel Canada Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for Stantec

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Research analysts at Stifel Canada dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Stantec in a report issued on Sunday, November 16th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.18 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.29. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.68 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The company reported C$1.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Stantec had a return on equity of 12.08% and a net margin of 4.78%.The business had revenue of C($435.10) million for the quarter.

Several other research firms have also commented on STN. Desjardins upped their price target on shares of Stantec from C$153.00 to C$158.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Raymond James Financial upped their target price on shares of Stantec from C$155.00 to C$160.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Stantec from C$153.00 to C$168.00 in a research note on Monday. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on Stantec from C$150.00 to C$165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Scotiabank raised their target price on Stantec from C$160.00 to C$161.00 in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$162.91.

Stantec Price Performance

Shares of TSE STN opened at C$139.45 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.46. The firm has a market capitalization of C$15.91 billion, a PE ratio of 32.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. Stantec has a 1-year low of C$107.23 and a 1-year high of C$160.05. The business’s fifty day moving average price is C$153.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$148.49.

Stantec Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 15th were paid a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 29th. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.87%.

Stantec Company Profile

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.