National Bank Financial Comments on Aecon Group Q2 Earnings

Aecon Group Inc. (TSE:ARE) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Aecon Group in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now expects that the company will earn $0.13 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.43. National Bank Financial currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Aecon Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Aecon Group’s FY2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS.

ARE has been the topic of several other reports. Raymond James Financial lowered their price target on shares of Aecon Group from C$23.00 to C$21.00 in a report on Monday, April 28th. TD Securities lowered their price target on shares of Aecon Group from C$23.00 to C$20.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. CIBC lowered their price target on shares of Aecon Group from C$31.00 to C$24.00 in a report on Friday, April 25th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on shares of Aecon Group from C$20.00 to C$19.00 in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Aecon Group from C$18.00 to C$17.00 in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Aecon Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$22.90.

Aecon Group Stock Down 0.0%

Aecon Group stock opened at C$20.22 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of C$1.28 billion, a P/E ratio of -19.89, a P/E/G ratio of 18.18 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.84. Aecon Group has a twelve month low of C$13.03 and a twelve month high of C$29.70. The company’s 50-day moving average price is C$19.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$20.36.

Insider Activity at Aecon Group

In other news, Director Deborah Susan Stein acquired 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$18.90 per share, with a total value of C$94,500.00. Also, Director Leslie Compton Kass acquired 6,325 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$19.44 per share, for a total transaction of C$122,953.83. Insiders have bought 21,825 shares of company stock valued at $419,159 over the last three months. 0.82% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Aecon Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, July 3rd were paid a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 23rd. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.76%. Aecon Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -74.76%.

About Aecon Group

Aecon Group Inc is a Canada-based company that operates in two segments: Construction and Concessions. The Construction segment includes various aspects of the construction of public and private infrastructure projects, mainly in the transportation sector. Its concessions segment is engaged in the development, financing, construction, and operation of infrastructure projects.