Jefferies Financial Group Issues Positive Forecast for Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD) Stock Price

Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD) had its price objective hoisted by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from C$88.00 to C$96.00 in a research note issued on Thursday,BayStreet.CA reports. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 14.86% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on ATD. TD Securities upped their price objective on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$89.00 to C$90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$85.00 to C$88.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. National Bank Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$83.00 to C$86.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$78.00 to C$79.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Desjardins set a C$85.00 price target on Alimentation Couche-Tard and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$90.85.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of TSE ATD traded up C$1.07 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting C$83.58. The stock had a trading volume of 859,888 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,684,585. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is C$74.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$72.99. The firm has a market cap of C$77.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.28. Alimentation Couche-Tard has a fifty-two week low of C$65.95 and a fifty-two week high of C$84.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.54, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Key Alimentation Couche-Tard News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alimentation Couche-Tard this week:

• Positive Sentiment: National Bank Financial raised its price target to C$88 and kept an “outperform” rating — another analyst lift adding to bullish momentum. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Desjardins bumped its target to C$92 and set a “buy” rating, implying ~10% upside from current levels. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: TD Securities raised its target to C$100 and maintained a “buy” — one of the largest upside signals (~20% to the target). Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: CIBC World Markets raised its target to C$92 and has an “outperform” rating, reinforcing the broader analyst upgrade trend. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: RBC lifted its price target to C$100 and kept an “outperform” rating — another large-ticket upgrade supporting upside expectations. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Stifel Nicolaus increased its target to C$95 and set a “buy” rating, joining peers in raising estimates. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets raised its target modestly to C$84 but kept a “market perform” rating, signaling limited conviction compared with peers. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Couche‑Tard published a new strategy after ending its bid for the 7‑Eleven parent; investors will parse the plan for growth, buybacks or M&A intent but the update is currently being treated as strategic clarification rather than a clear catalyst. Read More.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Company Profile

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates a network of convenience stores across North America, Ireland, Scandinavia, Poland, the Baltics, and Russia. The company primarily generates income through the sale of tobacco products, groceries, beverages, fresh food, quick service restaurants, car wash services, other retail products and services, road transportation fuel, stationary energy, marine fuel, and chemicals. In addition, the company operates more stores under the Circle K banner in other countries such as China, Egypt, and Malaysia.