Raymond James Weighs in on Stantec’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:STN)

Stantec Inc. (NYSE:STN) (TSE:STN) – Investment analysts at Raymond James lifted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Stantec in a report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Raymond James analyst F. Bastien now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.90 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.85. Raymond James has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Stantec’s current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Stantec’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.27 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Stantec from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised shares of Stantec from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised shares of Stantec from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Stantec presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

Stantec Stock Performance

STN opened at $85.27 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.76 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $78.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.02. Stantec has a 1 year low of $73.18 and a 1 year high of $90.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.42.

Stantec Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 28th will be given a $0.1574 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.74%. This is an increase from Stantec’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Stantec’s payout ratio is currently 26.18%.

Institutional Trading of Stantec

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position 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 worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 424 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Stantec by 802.8% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 975 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $81,000 after buying an additional 867 shares during the last quarter. Natixis grew 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 valued at $140,000 after buying an additional 952 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in Stantec by 30.3% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,122 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $171,000 after buying an additional 493 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Stantec during the fourth quarter worth $205,000. 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.