Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Stantec Q3 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Stantec in a research report issued on Thursday, May 15th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.55 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.49. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.29 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.06 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on STN. ATB Capital raised their price target on Stantec from C$125.00 to C$135.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Scotiabank raised their price target on Stantec from C$129.00 to C$141.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. TD Securities lifted their target price on Stantec from C$139.00 to C$145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Raymond James upgraded Stantec from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from C$130.00 to C$140.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Stantec has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$140.50.

Stantec Stock Up 0.1%

STN stock opened at C$141.71 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29. The business has a 50 day moving average price of C$122.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$117.59. The company has a market cap of C$16.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. Stantec has a twelve month low of C$103.48 and a twelve month high of C$143.95.

Stantec Increases Dividend

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