Stantec FY2025 EPS Raised by National Bank Financial

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial increased their FY2025 EPS estimates for Stantec in a report released on Thursday, August 14th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $3.91 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $3.87. The consensus estimate for Stantec’s current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.57 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on STN. TD Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Stantec in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Stantec in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Wall Street Zen lowered Stantec from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Stantec in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, CIBC reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Stantec in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy”.

Stantec Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE STN opened at $106.41 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 1.44. The company has a market cap of $12.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.84 and a beta of 1.03. Stantec has a 1 year low of $73.18 and a 1 year high of $113.50. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $108.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.76.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 13th. The business services provider reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.98. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.64 billion. Stantec had a net margin of 5.62% and a return on equity of 19.03%.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 29th will be given a dividend of $0.1635 per share. This is a boost from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 29th. This represents a $0.65 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.09%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Stantec

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of STN. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Stantec during the fourth quarter valued at $205,000. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Stantec by 35.3% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 41,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,289,000 after acquiring an additional 10,930 shares in the last quarter. Mariner LLC increased its position in Stantec by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 4,880 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $383,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd increased its position in Stantec by 41.2% during the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 5,878 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $461,000 after purchasing an additional 1,715 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of Stantec by 132.6% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 52,038 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,082,000 after purchasing an additional 29,667 shares in the last quarter. 63.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.