What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for Stantec FY2026 Earnings?

Stantec Inc. (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) – Research analysts at Scotiabank raised their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Stantec in a research report issued on Thursday, October 22nd. Scotiabank analyst J. Goldman now anticipates that the company will earn $6.34 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.20. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $133.00 price target on the stock. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Stantec’s FY2027 earnings at $6.85 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce decreased their price target on Stantec from C$160.00 to C$137.00 and set an “outperformer” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Scotia cut their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$133.00 to C$129.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Desjardins set a C$169.00 price objective on shares of Stantec and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. National Bank Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$143.00 to C$120.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Stantec from C$148.00 to C$146.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 14th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Stantec presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$143.00.

Stantec Stock Performance

TSE:STN opened at C$99.30 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$98.82 and a 200-day moving average price of C$111.04. The company has a market cap of C$11.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.42, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.98, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.50. Stantec has a fifty-two week low of C$93.15 and a fifty-two week high of C$160.05.

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 12th. The company reported C$1.61 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$2.23 billion for the quarter. Stantec had a return on equity of 15.26% and a net margin of 6.23%.

Stantec Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 15th were paid a dividend of $0.2450 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 29th. This represents a $0.98 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Stantec

In other Stantec news, Director Susan Reisbord purchased 2,068 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$102.59 per share, for a total transaction of C$212,156.12. Following the purchase, the director owned 8,253 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$846,675.27. This trade represents a 33.44% increase in their position. Also, Director Shelley Ann Marie Brown purchased 393 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$95.91 per share, with a total value of C$37,692.63. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 6,277 shares in the company, valued at C$602,027.07. This represents a 6.68% increase in their position. 0.27% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.