Stantec (TSE:STN) Given New C$178.00 Price Target at Desjardins

Stantec (TSE:STN) (NYSE:STN) had its price objective raised by Desjardins from C$173.00 to C$178.00 in a report issued on Friday morning,BayStreet.CA reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock.

STN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. National Bank Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Stantec from C$161.00 to C$163.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. TD Securities decreased their target price on Stantec from C$183.00 to C$158.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Stantec from C$168.00 to C$175.00 in a report on Friday. Scotiabank cut their price target on Stantec from C$162.00 to C$146.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Stantec from C$172.00 to C$154.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$161.90.

Stantec Stock Performance

Stantec stock traded down C$4.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching C$126.30. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,085,632 shares, compared to its average volume of 436,579. The firm has a market cap 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of C$132.10 and a 200-day moving average price of C$141.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.29. Stantec has a twelve month low of C$109.74 and a twelve month high of C$160.05.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Stantec news, Director Gordon Allan Johnston bought 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$131.52 per share, with a total value of C$526,080.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 53,793 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$7,074,855.36. The trade was a 8.03% increase in their ownership of the stock. 0.27% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

More Stantec News

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.