Desjardins Has Positive Outlook of TSE:ATD FY2026 Earnings

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSE:ATD) – Stock analysts at Desjardins lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for Alimentation Couche-Tard in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 3rd. Desjardins analyst C. Li now forecasts that the company will earn $3.92 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.86. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s current full-year earnings is $4.04 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s FY2027 earnings at $4.44 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on ATD. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$81.00 to C$85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$84.00 to C$81.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, June 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$88.00 to C$84.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 10th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$78.00 to C$84.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$94.00 to C$91.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Alimentation Couche-Tard has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$85.31.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Trading Up 2.9%

ATD opened at C$76.24 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$71.71 billion, a PE ratio of 28.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.34. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is C$70.90 and its 200 day moving average price is C$70.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.54, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Alimentation Couche-Tard has a 12-month low of C$65.95 and a 12-month high of C$83.73.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 25th will be given a dividend of $0.195 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 11th. This represents a $0.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Alimentation Couche-Tard’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.27%.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Company Profile

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates a network of convenience stores across North America, Ireland, Scandinavia, Poland, the Baltics, and Russia. The company primarily generates income through the sale of tobacco products, groceries, beverages, fresh food, quick service restaurants, car wash services, other retail products and services, road transportation fuel, stationary energy, marine fuel, and chemicals.