Raymond James Has Bullish Estimate for Stantec Q1 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Research analysts at Raymond James upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Stantec in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.08 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.03. Raymond James has a “Outperform” rating and a $140.00 price objective on the stock. Raymond James also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.25 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.10 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on STN. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Stantec from C$135.00 to C$144.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. National Bankshares raised their price target on Stantec from C$140.00 to C$143.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. CIBC upped their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$134.00 to C$139.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$128.00 to C$138.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of Stantec from C$135.00 to C$138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$140.33.

Stantec Trading Up 6.8 %

Shares of STN stock opened at C$128.12 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of C$14.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.82. Stantec has a 1 year low of C$103.48 and a 1 year high of C$129.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of C$112.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$113.28.

Insider Buying and Selling at Stantec

In other news, Director Vito Culmone bought 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$112.03 per share, with a total value of C$336,099.00. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Stantec Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 15th were paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Stantec’s payout ratio is 28.03%.

Stantec Company Profile

Stantec Inc is a sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting company. The company is geographically diversified in three regional operating units namely Canada, the United States and Global, offering similar services across all regions. The company offers services in various sectors across the project life cycle through five business operating units infrastructure, water, buildings, environmental services, and energy and resources.