Raymond James Has Strong Forecast for Stantec Q2 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) – Investment analysts at Raymond James boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Stantec in a research note issued on Thursday, May 15th. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $0.94 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.92. Raymond James has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Stantec’s current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.82 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.39 EPS.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The business services provider reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.02. Stantec had a net margin of 4.78% and a return on equity of 16.57%. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion.

Separately, Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Stantec in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Stantec currently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Stantec Price Performance

Shares of STN stock opened at $99.81 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.37 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. Stantec has a 12 month low of $73.18 and a 12 month high of $100.23. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $86.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.72.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a $0.1612 dividend. This is a positive change from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.61%.

Institutional Trading of Stantec

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in STN. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Stantec in the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in Stantec by 632.8% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 491 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 424 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Stantec by 37.6% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 874 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Stantec during the first quarter worth $85,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Stantec in the first quarter valued at $97,000. 63.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Stantec

Stantec Inc provides professional services in the areas of infrastructure and facilities to the public and private sectors in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It offers evaluation, planning, and designing infrastructure solutions; solutions for sustainable water resources, planning, management, and infrastructure; environmental services; integrated architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning solutions for buildings; and energy and resources solutions.