National Bank Financial Forecasts Stantec Q1 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial upped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Stantec in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 8th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.77 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.70. The consensus estimate for Stantec’s current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share.

Separately, Raymond James upgraded shares of Stantec from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, Stantec currently has an average rating of “Buy”.

Stantec Price Performance

NYSE:STN opened at $85.31 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.42. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $81.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $81.48. Stantec has a 1-year low of $73.18 and a 1-year high of $90.24. The firm has a market cap of $9.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.78 and a beta of 1.00.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.1574 per share. This represents a $0.63 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.74%. This is an increase from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.61%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stantec

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in Stantec by 632.8% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Stantec by 37.6% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 874 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new position in Stantec in the 1st quarter valued at about $97,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in Stantec by 78.4% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,739 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $140,000 after buying an additional 764 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Natixis increased its stake in Stantec by 114.8% during the 4th quarter. Natixis now owns 1,781 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $140,000 after buying an additional 952 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.86% of the company’s stock.

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.