Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Stantec Q2 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) – Investment analysts at Raymond James lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stantec in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 15th. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.94 per share for the quarter, up from their previous 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 posted 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 return on equity of 16.57% and a net margin of 4.78%. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. StockNews.com raised Stantec from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday. Scotiabank reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Stantec in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Stantec Stock Up 1.7%

Stantec stock opened at $101.20 on Friday. Stantec has a fifty-two week low of $73.18 and a fifty-two week high of $101.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.42. The company has a market capitalization of $11.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.00 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $86.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $82.85.

Institutional Trading of Stantec

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of Stantec by 73.2% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 31,001 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,493,000 after buying an additional 13,107 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Stantec by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 278,480 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $22,419,000 after buying an additional 5,150 shares in the last quarter. Avanza Fonder AB purchased a new position in shares of Stantec during the 4th quarter worth approximately $531,000. Canoe Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Stantec by 1,011.1% during the 4th quarter. Canoe Financial LP now owns 83,755 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,567,000 after buying an additional 76,217 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of Stantec by 78.4% during 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 in the last quarter. 63.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Stantec Increases Dividend

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

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.