Q1 EPS Estimates for Aecon Group Reduced by Atb Cap Markets

Aecon Group Inc. (TSE:ARE) – Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Aecon Group in a report released on Sunday, March 9th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.20) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.16). The consensus estimate for Aecon Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Aecon Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.29) EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Stifel Canada cut shares of Aecon Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. CIBC dropped their price target on shares of Aecon Group from C$33.00 to C$30.00 in a research note on Friday, March 7th. National Bank Financial upgraded shares of Aecon Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Desjardins dropped their price target on shares of Aecon Group from C$32.00 to C$29.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, National Bankshares upgraded shares of Aecon Group from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$25.25.

Aecon Group Stock Performance

Shares of ARE stock opened at C$18.05 on Wednesday. Aecon Group has a 12 month low of C$13.03 and a 12 month high of C$29.70. The stock has a market cap of C$1.14 billion, a PE ratio of -17.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.18 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.84. The company’s fifty day moving average price is C$24.01 and its 200-day moving average price is C$23.93.

Aecon Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 3rd were given a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. Aecon Group’s payout ratio is currently -74.76%.

Insider Activity

In other Aecon Group news, Director Stuart Lee purchased 5,700 shares of Aecon Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$18.35 per share, with a total value of C$104,595.00. Insiders own 0.82% of the company’s stock.

About Aecon Group

Aecon Group Inc is a Canada-based company that operates in two segments: Construction and Concessions. The Construction segment includes various aspects of the construction of public and private infrastructure projects, mainly in the transportation sector. Its concessions segment is engaged in the development, financing, construction, and operation of infrastructure projects.