Raymond James Financial Expects Lower Earnings for Stantec

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Investment analysts at Raymond James Financial reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Stantec in a report released on Thursday, August 14th. Raymond James Financial analyst F. Bastien now anticipates that the company will earn $1.53 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.55. Raymond James Financial has a “Outperform” rating and a $160.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Stantec’s FY2025 earnings at $5.35 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on STN. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Stantec from C$150.00 to C$153.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. ATB Capital raised their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$140.00 to C$145.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. TD Securities boosted their target price on shares of Stantec from C$145.00 to C$165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on shares of Stantec from C$150.00 to C$165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Stantec from C$165.00 to C$169.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Stantec has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$155.50.

Stantec Price Performance

STN stock opened at C$146.92 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is C$149.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$131.99. Stantec has a 52-week low of C$103.48 and a 52-week high of C$155.02. The company has a market capitalization of C$16.75 billion, a PE ratio of 49.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29.

Insider Transactions at Stantec

In related news, Director Clayton Bock bought 1,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$139.51 per share, for a total transaction of C$174,392.88. Also, Director Susan Reisbord bought 2,785 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 26th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$147.74 per share, with a total value of C$411,458.13. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Stantec Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 15th were issued a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.03%.

Stantec Company Profile

Stantec Inc is a sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting company. The company is geographically diversified in three regional operating units namely Canada, the United States and Global, offering similar services across all regions. The company offers services in various sectors across the project life cycle through five business operating units infrastructure, water, buildings, environmental services, and energy and resources.