Stantec (TSE:STN) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Royal Bank Of Canada Analyst Says

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) had its target price boosted by Royal Bank Of Canada from C$168.00 to C$175.00 in a research note issued on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. Royal Bank Of Canada’s target price indicates a potential upside of 38.56% from the stock’s previous close.

STN has been the topic of several other reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Stantec from C$169.00 to C$173.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. TD Securities lowered their target price on Stantec from C$183.00 to C$158.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. National Bank Financial reduced their price target on shares of Stantec from C$167.00 to C$161.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Desjardins raised their price target on shares of Stantec from C$160.00 to C$173.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$161.00 to C$162.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Stantec presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$161.90.

Stantec Stock Performance

Shares of STN stock opened at C$126.30 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$14.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.79, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.79. Stantec has a one year low of C$109.74 and a one year high of C$160.05. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is C$132.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$141.73. 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 Buying and Selling

In other Stantec news, Director Gordon Allan Johnston acquired 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were purchased at an average price 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 in the company, valued at C$7,074,855.36. The trade was a 8.03% increase in their ownership of the stock. Corporate insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Stantec

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.

Stantec Company Profile

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.