Stifel Canada Comments on Stantec’s Q3 Earnings (TSE:STN)

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Research analysts at Stifel Canada lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Stantec in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 14th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.47 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.54. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.29 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $5.29 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on shares of Stantec from C$150.00 to C$165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Raymond James Financial increased their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$155.00 to C$160.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Stantec from C$144.00 to C$146.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. CIBC boosted their target price on shares of Stantec from C$156.00 to C$168.00 in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Finally, ATB Capital increased their price target on Stantec from C$140.00 to C$145.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$155.50.

Stantec Price Performance

TSE STN opened at C$146.92 on Monday. Stantec has a one year low of C$103.48 and a one year high of C$155.02. The stock has a 50-day moving average of C$149.17 and a 200 day moving average of C$131.99. The company has a market capitalization of C$16.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.03, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.42.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Clayton Bock acquired 1,250 shares of Stantec stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$139.51 per share, with a total value of C$174,392.88. Also, Director Susan Reisbord purchased 2,785 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$147.74 per share, with a total value of C$411,458.13. Insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Stantec Announces Dividend

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

About Stantec

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.