Desjardins Has Bullish Estimate for Saputo FY2026 Earnings

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Investment analysts at Desjardins lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Saputo in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, November 9th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now expects that the company will earn $1.96 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.90. Desjardins currently has a “Buy” rating and a $36.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Saputo’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Saputo’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.26 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on SAP. National Bankshares raised their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$36.00 to C$38.00 in a report on Monday. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Saputo from C$36.00 to C$37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$35.00 to C$37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. TD Securities increased their price objective on Saputo from C$38.00 to C$44.00 in a report on Monday. Finally, CIBC lifted their target price on Saputo from C$36.00 to C$40.00 in a report on Monday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$38.63.

Saputo Stock Performance

Shares of SAP stock opened at C$37.36 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$15.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -109.88, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.68. The business’s 50-day moving average price is C$34.07 and its 200-day moving average price is C$30.42. Saputo has a 12 month low of C$22.59 and a 12 month high of C$37.39.

Insider Buying and Selling at Saputo

In other Saputo news, insider Leanne Cutts acquired 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$32.93 per share, with a total value of C$131,720.00. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 23,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$773,855. This trade represents a 20.51% increase in their ownership of the stock. Company insiders own 40.45% of the company’s stock.

Saputo Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 12th were issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This is an increase from Saputo’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. Saputo’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -223.53%.

About Saputo

Saputo is a global dairy processor domiciled in Canada (28% of fiscal 2022 sales) with operations in the United States (43%), the U.K. (6%), and other international markets (23%). It sells cheese, cream, fluid milk, and other dairy products. In the retail segment (50% of revenue), its mix of brands include Saputo, Armstrong, Cheer, Cathedral City, and Frylight.