Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) Expected to Post FY2026 Earnings of $5.37 Per Share

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Research analysts at Desjardins issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for Stantec in a report released on Tuesday, April 23rd. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier expects that the company will post earnings of $5.37 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Stantec’s current full-year earnings is $4.25 per share.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on STN. National Bankshares boosted their price target on shares of Stantec from C$116.00 to C$126.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 1st. CIBC upped their target price on shares of Stantec from C$116.00 to C$120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of Stantec from C$110.00 to C$120.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Stantec from C$120.00 to C$130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Stantec from C$121.00 to C$123.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$120.23.

Stantec Stock Performance

TSE STN opened at C$111.36 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is C$112.44 and its 200-day moving average is C$104.14. Stantec has a 12-month low of C$77.00 and a 12-month high of C$118.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.82. The firm has a market cap of C$12.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.87.

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 28th. The company reported C$0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.86 by C($0.04). Stantec had a net margin of 6.54% and a return on equity of 13.14%. The business had revenue of C$1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$1.22 billion.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 28th were paid a $0.21 dividend. This is a boost from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.75%. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio is 28.19%.

Insider Activity at Stantec

In related news, Director Steve Marvin Fleck sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$116.02, for a total transaction of C$232,040.00. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Stantec Company Profile

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.