Stantec (TSE:STN) Stock Price Expected to Rise, National Bank Financial Analyst Says

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) had its price target hoisted by analysts at National Bank Financial from C$161.00 to C$163.00 in a research note issued on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. National Bank Financial’s target price suggests a potential upside of 29.06% from the company’s current price.

STN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Stantec from C$172.00 to C$154.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$168.00 to C$175.00 in a report on Friday. TD Securities lowered their target price on shares of Stantec from C$183.00 to C$158.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Desjardins raised their price target on shares of Stantec from C$160.00 to C$173.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Scotiabank cut their price target on Stantec from C$162.00 to C$146.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$161.90.

Stantec Trading Down 3.1%

Shares of Stantec stock opened at C$126.30 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$14.41 billion, a PE ratio of 29.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.79. Stantec has a 52 week low of C$109.74 and a 52 week high of C$160.05. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of C$132.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of 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 Transactions at Stantec

In other news, Director Gordon Allan Johnston acquired 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$131.52 per share, for a total transaction of C$526,080.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 53,793 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$7,074,855.36. This represents a 8.03% increase in their position. Insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Stantec News

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.