Stantec (TSE:STN) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Desjardins Analyst Says

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) had its price objective hoisted by analysts at Desjardins from C$173.00 to C$178.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Desjardins’ target price points to a potential upside of 40.93% from the company’s current price.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on STN. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Stantec from C$172.00 to C$154.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on Stantec from C$162.00 to C$146.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. TD Securities cut their target price on Stantec from C$183.00 to C$158.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. National Bank Financial lifted their target price on Stantec from C$161.00 to C$163.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Stantec from C$168.00 to C$175.00 in a report on Friday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$161.90.

Stantec Price Performance

STN opened at C$126.30 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of C$14.41 billion, a PE ratio of 29.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.79. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$132.10 and a 200-day moving average price of C$141.73. Stantec has a 1 year low of C$109.74 and a 1 year high of C$160.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.46.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Gordon Allan Johnston bought 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$131.52 per share, with a total value of C$526,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 53,793 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$7,074,855.36. This trade represents a 8.03% increase in their position. Corporate insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Stantec News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Stantec this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target to C$175, implying ~39% upside — a bullish analyst signal. RBC raise
• Positive Sentiment: Desjardins raised its target to C$178 and keeps a “buy” rating, the highest target in the group (~42% upside). Desjardins raise (BayStreet) TickerReport
• Positive Sentiment: National Bank Financial nudged its target higher to C$163 and maintains an “outperform” view, another supportive analyst call. National Bank raise
• Positive Sentiment: Stantec reported record 2025 results, delivered a 17.6% adjusted EBITDA margin, raised the dividend by 8.9%, and provided a 2026 outlook — fundamentals that support longer‑term upside. Company results
• Neutral Sentiment: Aggregate analyst coverage remains mixed but skewed to materially higher targets (roughly C$146–C$178), so market views vary — this contributes to volatility as investors sort through divergent forecasts. Analyst roundup
• Negative Sentiment: Scotiabank cut its target from C$162 to C$146 (still “outperform”), trimming near-term expectations and likely contributing to selling pressure. Scotiabank cut
• Negative Sentiment: Stifel lowered its target from C$172 to C$154 but kept a “buy” rating — another downward revision that reduces immediate upside assumptions. Stifel cut
• Negative Sentiment: TD Securities publicly lowered expectations for STN, reinforcing the cautious narrative among some sell-side firms and pressuring sentiment. TD Securities note
• Negative Sentiment: Technicals and liquidity: volume is elevated versus average and the share price sits below its 50‑ and 200‑day SMAs, increasing the likelihood of short‑term downside before fundamentals reassert themselves.

About Stantec

Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more. Today’s communities transcend geographic borders.