National Bank Financial Forecasts Saputo FY2025 Earnings

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for Saputo in a note issued to investors on Sunday, April 6th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.48 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.56. The consensus estimate for Saputo’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Saputo’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.06 EPS.

SAP has been the topic of a number of other reports. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Saputo from C$38.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Desjardins decreased their price objective on Saputo from C$34.00 to C$31.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 10th. CIBC cut their target price on shares of Saputo from C$32.00 to C$29.00 in a report on Monday, February 10th. National Bankshares set a C$28.00 price target on shares of Saputo and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Scotiabank raised shares of Saputo to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Saputo has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$31.00.

Saputo Stock Down 1.9 %

SAP opened at C$24.09 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of C$10.16 billion, a PE ratio of -64.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$24.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$25.90. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.68. Saputo has a 52 week low of C$22.59 and a 52 week high of C$32.15.

Saputo Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 4th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.15%. Saputo’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -203.48%.

About Saputo

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.