FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Stantec Issued By Stifel Canada

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) – Equities research analysts at Stifel Canada lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for Stantec in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, November 16th. Stifel Canada analyst I. Gillies now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $3.72 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $3.83. The consensus estimate for Stantec’s current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.14 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.44 EPS.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The business services provider reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.11. The company had revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.71 billion. Stantec had a return on equity of 19.03% and a net margin of 5.62%. Stantec has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.784-3.880 EPS.

STN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded Stantec from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 16th. CIBC reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Stantec in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Stantec in a research note on Monday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Stantec in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Desjardins reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Stantec in a report on Monday. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

Stantec Stock Performance

STN opened at $96.90 on Tuesday. 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $109.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $107.43. Stantec has a 1 year low of $73.18 and a 1 year high of $114.51. The company has a market capitalization of $11.05 billion, a PE ratio of 35.36 and a beta of 1.03.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Stantec in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Stantec by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 252 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Simplex Trading LLC acquired a new stake in Stantec in the second quarter valued at about $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in Stantec by 4,700.0% in the second quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 384 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 376 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in Stantec by 423.7% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 508 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 411 shares during the last quarter. 63.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. This is a positive change from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. Stantec’s payout ratio is 21.05%.

Stantec Company Profile

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.