National Bank Financial Weighs in on Stantec Q2 Earnings

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Stantec in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 8th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Sytchev now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $0.96 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.99. The consensus estimate for Stantec’s current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.16 EPS.

Separately, Raymond James raised shares of Stantec from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Stantec has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Stantec Trading Up 2.4 %

Stantec stock opened at $85.31 on Thursday. Stantec has a 52-week low of $73.18 and a 52-week high of $90.24. The company has a market cap of $9.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.78 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $81.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $81.48.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be given a $0.1574 dividend. This is a boost from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.74%. Stantec’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.61%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in shares of Stantec by 632.8% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 491 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 424 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Stantec by 37.6% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 874 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 239 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Stantec in the first quarter worth approximately $97,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of Stantec by 78.4% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,739 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $140,000 after purchasing an additional 764 shares during the period. Finally, Natixis increased its stake in shares of Stantec by 114.8% in the fourth quarter. Natixis now owns 1,781 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $140,000 after purchasing an additional 952 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.86% of the company’s stock.

About Stantec

Stantec Inc provides professional services in the areas of infrastructure and facilities to the public and private sectors in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It offers evaluation, planning, and designing infrastructure solutions; solutions for sustainable water resources, planning, management, and infrastructure; environmental services; integrated architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning solutions for buildings; and energy and resources solutions.