Stantec (TSE:STN) Price Target Raised to C$163.00

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) had its target price increased by National Bank Financial from C$161.00 to C$163.00 in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning,BayStreet.CA reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on STN. TD Securities dropped their price target on shares of Stantec from C$183.00 to C$158.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Scotiabank cut their price target on Stantec from C$162.00 to C$146.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Stantec from C$168.00 to C$175.00 in a research report on Friday. Desjardins upped their price target on Stantec from C$160.00 to C$173.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$172.00 to C$154.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$161.90.

Stantec Stock Down 3.1%

STN stock opened at C$126.30 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$132.10 and a 200-day moving average of C$141.68. Stantec has a fifty-two week low of C$109.74 and a fifty-two week high of C$160.05. The company has a market capitalization of C$14.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.79, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.42.

Insider Activity

In other Stantec news, Director Gordon Allan Johnston acquired 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was bought 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 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 ownership of the stock. Company insiders own 0.27% of the company’s stock.

Stantec News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Stantec this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target to C$175, implying ~39% upside — a bullish analyst signal. RBC raise
• Positive Sentiment: Desjardins raised its target to C$178 and keeps a “buy” rating, the highest target in the group (~42% upside). Desjardins raise (BayStreet) TickerReport
• Positive Sentiment: National Bank Financial nudged its target higher to C$163 and maintains an “outperform” view, another supportive analyst call. National Bank raise
• Positive Sentiment: Stantec reported record 2025 results, delivered a 17.6% adjusted EBITDA margin, raised the dividend by 8.9%, and provided a 2026 outlook — fundamentals that support longer‑term upside. Company results
• Neutral Sentiment: Aggregate analyst coverage remains mixed but skewed to materially higher targets (roughly C$146–C$178), so market views vary — this contributes to volatility as investors sort through divergent forecasts. Analyst roundup
• Negative Sentiment: Scotiabank cut its target from C$162 to C$146 (still “outperform”), trimming near-term expectations and likely contributing to selling pressure. Scotiabank cut
• Negative Sentiment: Stifel lowered its target from C$172 to C$154 but kept a “buy” rating — another downward revision that reduces immediate upside assumptions. Stifel cut
• Negative Sentiment: TD Securities publicly lowered expectations for STN, reinforcing the cautious narrative among some sell-side firms and pressuring sentiment. TD Securities note
• Negative Sentiment: Technicals and liquidity: volume is elevated versus average and the share price sits below its 50‑ and 200‑day SMAs, increasing the likelihood of short‑term downside before fundamentals reassert themselves.

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.