Scotiabank Has Optimistic Outlook of Stantec FY2026 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Analysts at Scotiabank upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stantec in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 5th. Scotiabank analyst J. Goldman now anticipates that the company will earn $6.11 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $5.96. Scotiabank has a “Outperform” rating and a $146.00 price target on the stock. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Stantec’s FY2027 earnings at $6.64 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on STN. National Bank Financial increased their target price on shares of Stantec from C$161.00 to C$163.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Stantec from C$168.00 to C$175.00 in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Stantec from C$172.00 to C$154.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. TD Securities cut their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$183.00 to C$158.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Desjardins increased their price target on Stantec from C$173.00 to C$178.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$161.90.

Stantec Stock Down 1.2%

STN stock opened at C$124.93 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.66, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.23. Stantec has a fifty-two week low of C$109.74 and a fifty-two week high of C$160.05. The firm has a market capitalization of C$14.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.46, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s 50 day moving average price is C$131.79 and its 200 day moving average price is C$141.19.

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported C$0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Stantec had a net margin of 6.47% and a return on equity of 15.28%. The company had revenue of C$2.12 billion for the quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Stantec

In related news, Director Gordon Allan Johnston acquired 4,000 shares of Stantec stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$131.52 per share, with a total value of C$526,080.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 53,793 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$7,074,855.36. This trade represents a 8.03% increase in their position. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.