National Bank Financial Expects Reduced Earnings for Saputo

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Saputo in a note issued to investors on Sunday, November 10th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.45 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Saputo’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Saputo’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.15 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on SAP. Desjardins set a C$34.00 target price on shares of Saputo in a research report on Monday. TD Securities lowered their target price on Saputo from C$38.00 to C$37.00 in a research note on Monday. BMO Capital Markets downgraded Saputo from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and decreased their price target for the company from C$35.00 to C$30.00 in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. CIBC dropped their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$37.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of Saputo from C$39.00 to C$38.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$34.50.

Saputo Stock Performance

Shares of TSE SAP opened at C$26.17 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of C$11.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.62, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32. Saputo has a 12 month low of C$25.28 and a 12 month high of C$32.15. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of C$28.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$29.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.17.

Saputo Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 10th will be paid a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.90%. Saputo’s dividend payout ratio is currently 120.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Martin Gagnon acquired 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$29.73 per share, with a total value of C$59,450.00. 40.45% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Saputo Company Profile

Saputo Inc produces, markets, and distributes dairy products in Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The company offers cheeses, including mozzarella and cheddar; specialty cheeses, such as ricotta, provolone, blue, parmesan, goat cheese, feta, romano, and havarti; fine cheeses comprising brie and camembert; and other cheeses that include brick, colby, farmer, munster, monterey jack, fresh curd, and processed cheeses.