Research Analysts Set Expectations for Stantec Q4 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Stantec in a report released on Thursday, August 14th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.33 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.29. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Stantec’s FY2026 earnings at $6.26 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. National Bankshares raised their price target on Stantec from C$162.00 to C$164.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. ATB Capital raised their price target on Stantec from C$140.00 to C$145.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on Stantec from C$150.00 to C$165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. TD Securities raised their price target on Stantec from C$145.00 to C$165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank raised their price target on Stantec from C$144.00 to C$146.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. 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 MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$155.50.

Stantec Stock Performance

STN stock opened at C$146.92 on Monday. The company has a market cap of C$16.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. Stantec has a 1 year low of C$103.48 and a 1 year high of C$155.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.46. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is C$149.17 and its 200-day moving average price is C$131.99.

Insider Activity

In other Stantec news, Director Clayton Bock acquired 1,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$139.51 per share, for a total transaction of C$174,392.88. Also, Director Susan Reisbord acquired 2,785 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$147.74 per share, for a total transaction of C$411,458.13. 0.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Stantec Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 15th were given a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. Stantec’s payout ratio is presently 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.