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Stantec (STN)

Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange; prices in Canadian dollars. All 218 TSX stocks.

Your signal

Sell12 / 100

Sell: 12 is at or below your Sell line of 40. Plays in (19%) scores 19 and lifts it; Off the high (−39% from its 1-year high) scores 0 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weightSTNPointsWeightAdds
Plays in19%19407.6
Off the high−39% from its 1-year high0300.0
Trend−14% vs 200-day16304.8
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Your signal is the one call Be The Puck makes on a stock, and you set it: weight the plays, analysts, P/E, growth, debt, trend and more, and move the Buy and Sell lines. Every page follows your choice. How the score works

All 18 factors for STN
FactorSTNPointsWhat it is
Plays in19%19The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside+43% · 11 analysts · capped: below 200-day50How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating1.6 · buy68The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/E21.7×59Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Forward P/E14.0×60Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG1.3950P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to sales1.6×77Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to book3.2×45Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Dividend yield1.0%31Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Earnings growth+11%39Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Revenue growth+12%43Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Profit margin7%41Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Return on equity16%60Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Debt to equity0.81×38Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Off the high−39% from its 1-year high0How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend−14% vs 200-day16How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum−37%9The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure1/10 · low90The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on STN

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Plays in19 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.
Crash exposureLow1 of 10 on the storm testMayer Multiple0.86×Price ÷ its 200-day average (−14%). Higher than on 5% of days since 2005. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about STN now.

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved STN lately

No session in the last 30 moved it twice a normal day against the S&P/TSX; these were its largest, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Thu Sep 24−2.9% against the S&P/TSX1.8× a normal day

STN −3.0%, the S&P/TSX −0.1% that session; −2.2% against the S&P/TSX over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on STN was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for STN starts Oct 2, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P/TSX moved −0.1%. The 52 other Industrials & materials stocks Be The Puck covers moved −0.6% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Mon Sep 21+2.9% against the S&P/TSX1.8× a normal day

STN +3.5%, the S&P/TSX +0.6% that session; +1.8% against the S&P/TSX over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on STN was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for STN starts Oct 2, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P/TSX moved +0.6%. The 52 other Industrials & materials stocks Be The Puck covers moved +1.2% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Fri Sep 18−2.7% against the S&P/TSX1.7× a normal day

STN −2.9%, the S&P/TSX −0.2% that session; −1.7% against the S&P/TSX over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on STN was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for STN starts Oct 2, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P/TSX moved −0.2%. The 52 other Industrials & materials stocks Be The Puck covers moved −0.7% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on STN

All 100 plays, by family.

Calls right: how often the play's calls on STN went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2005. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

PlayCallSinceNext moveCalls rightAnnual returnWorst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · dailyOUTSep 24, 2026 −0.3%Enter above C$96.93 (+0.6%)27% 168/621+6.7% / +14.2%−41.2% / −58.1%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weeklyOUTNov 14, 2025 −34.6%Enter above C$102.01 (+5.9%)24% 26/107+8.6% / +14.2%−54.6% / −58.1%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · dailyOUTAug 31, 2026 −4.4%Enter above C$98.59 (+2.3%)22% 85/387+4.5% / +14.2%−53.6% / −58.1%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · dailyOUTNov 7, 2025 −35.8%Not on one close15% 25/162+4.4% / +14.5%−52.8% / −58.1%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTNov 21, 2025 −26.7%Enter above C$196.64 (+104.1%)15% 12/80+6.8% / +14.2%−55.9% / −58.1%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTNov 21, 2025 −26.7%Enter above C$129.36 (+34.3%)22% 18/80+6.2% / +14.2%−57.4% / −58.1%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-endOUTNov 28, 2025 −27.7%Enter above C$111.01 (+15.2%)28% 13/46+8.9% / +14.2%−65.0% / −58.1%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · dailyOUTNov 18, 2025 −28.2%Enter above C$112.25 (+16.5%)11% 21/190+7.1% / +14.2%−61.7% / −58.1%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · dailyOUTDec 31, 2025 −25.1%Not on one close28% 10/36+8.7% / +14.2%−65.7% / −58.1%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · dailyOUTNov 18, 2025 −28.2%Not on one close10% 11/110+8.3% / +14.2%−51.9% / −58.1%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weeklyOUTSep 18, 2026 +0.5%Enter above C$104.67 (+8.7%)35% 47/133+8.3% / +14.2%−45.8% / −58.1%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · dailyOUTSep 24, 2026 −0.3%Enter above C$97.66 (+1.4%)26% 198/759+5.5% / +14.2%−50.9% / −58.1%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · dailyOUTSep 2, 2026 −4.1%Enter above C$104.54 (+8.5%)34% 85/249+7.5% / +14.2%−34.7% / −58.1%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · dailyOUTFeb 17, 2026 −18.3%Enter above C$374.10 (+288.4%)17% 7/41+8.6% / +14.1%−61.1% / −58.1%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · dailyOUTNov 10, 2025 −35.1%Enter above C$124.90 (+29.7%)26% 33/125+6.1% / +14.2%−51.4% / −58.1%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · dailyOUTSep 9, 2026 −0.8%Not on one close27% 29/109+7.2% / +14.2%−54.4% / −58.1%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · dailyOUTSep 29, 2026 +1.1%Enter above C$101.54 (+5.4%)35% 53/151+4.4% / +14.2%−47.7% / −58.1%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 −5.1%Not on one close40% 119/295+4.5% / +14.2%−45.1% / −58.1%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · dailyOUTAug 31, 2026 −4.4%Enter above C$103.21 (+7.1%)40% 205/515+10.2% / +14.2%−32.2% / −58.1%
AroonTushar S. Chande · dailyOUTSep 9, 2026 −0.8%Enter above C$101.43 (+5.3%)34% 73/213+5.9% / +14.2%−51.9% / −58.1%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTSep 25, 2026 −1.2%Enter above C$97.77 (+1.5%)40% 183/459+6.5% / +14.2%−47.8% / −58.1%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTJan 21, 2026 −29.1%Enter above C$100.52 (+4.4%)32% 59/182+3.9% / +14.2%−47.3% / −58.1%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · dailyOUTSep 9, 2026 −0.8%Enter above C$108.01 (+12.1%)31% 54/177+6.3% / +14.2%−52.0% / −58.1%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weeklyOUTSep 11, 2026 −0.1%Enter above C$99.08 (+2.9%)32% 60/187+3.7% / +14.2%−50.8% / −58.1%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTSep 2, 2026 −4.1%Enter above C$101.63 (+5.5%)32% 72/225+5.6% / +14.2%−49.7% / −58.1%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · dailyOUTSep 29, 2026 +1.1%Enter above C$96.44 (+0.1%)41% 94/231+8.3% / +14.2%−50.6% / −58.1%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · dailyOUTSep 9, 2026 −0.8%Enter above C$106.96 (+11.0%)28% 42/151+5.3% / +14.2%−50.4% / −58.1%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · dailyOUTSep 1, 2026 −3.3%Enter above C$126.49 (+31.3%)32% 29/91+7.4% / +14.2%−54.8% / −58.1%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · dailyOUTSep 11, 2026 −0.1%Not on one close39% 77/197+5.6% / +14.2%−26.1% / −58.1%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTApr 4, 2025 −14.7%Not on one close32% 16/50+2.5% / +14.2%−12.6% / −58.1%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · dailyOUTSep 9, 2026 −0.8%Enter above C$100.47 (+4.3%)32% 36/113+7.4% / +14.2%−42.0% / −58.1%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTMay 8, 2026 −19.0%Enter above C$102.52 (+6.4%)32% 39/121+6.5% / +14.2%−30.5% / −58.1%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTNov 4, 2025 −36.1%Enter above C$107.45 (+11.5%)27% 23/86+5.7% / +14.2%−45.2% / −58.1%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTNov 10, 2025 −35.1%Enter above C$284.28 (+195.1%)26% 25/96+4.7% / +14.2%−46.8% / −58.1%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · dailyOUTFeb 12, 2026 −18.3%Enter above C$97.57 (+1.3%)33% 34/103+2.6% / +14.2%−47.4% / −58.1%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · dailyOUTOct 31, 2025 −37.4%Enter above C$102.70 (+6.6%)31% 43/140+5.6% / +14.2%−26.2% / −58.1%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTAug 25, 2026 −4.9%Enter above C$100.38 (+4.2%)36% 83/233+3.6% / +14.2%−50.4% / −58.1%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · dailyOUTSep 9, 2026 −0.8%Enter above C$99.94 (+3.7%)32% 62/191+4.2% / +14.2%−47.6% / −58.1%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTSep 11, 2026 −0.1%Enter above C$101.74 (+5.6%)36% 59/165+4.8% / +14.2%−55.9% / −58.1%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · dailyINAug 5, 2026 −5.9%Exit below C$91.38 (−5.1%)35% 23/66+7.9% / +14.2%−50.8% / −58.1%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTSep 9, 2026 −0.8%Enter above C$99.41 (+3.2%)28% 88/315+5.2% / +14.2%−42.9% / −58.1%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · dailyOUTMay 30, 2025 −30.9%Not on one close21% 39/182+0.4% / +14.2%−32.4% / −58.1%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · dailyOUTAug 19, 2026 −6.5%Enter above C$104.29 (+8.3%)40% 59/148+0.8% / +14.2%−25.7% / −58.1%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · dailyOUTSep 24, 2026 −0.3%Enter above C$96.84 (+0.5%)32% 225/700+2.0% / +14.2%−49.1% / −58.1%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTNov 8, 2024 −12.8%Not on one close41% 18/44+2.1% / +14.2%−12.6% / −58.1%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-endOUTFeb 27, 2026 −23.2%Enter above C$159.64 (+65.7%)30% 13/43+10.1% / +14.5%−63.1% / −58.1%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-endOUTMay 29, 2026 −7.1%Not on one close49% 20/41+10.6% / +14.5%−46.1% / −58.1%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-endOUTFeb 27, 2026 −23.2%Enter above C$177.51 (+84.3%)29% 10/34+8.9% / +14.5%−40.6% / −58.1%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTNov 10, 2025 −35.1%Not on one close18% 27/150+5.9% / +14.2%−46.9% / −58.1%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-endOUTNov 28, 2025 −27.7%Enter above C$146.80 (+52.4%)30% 6/20+8.7% / +14.2%−51.6% / −58.1%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weeklyOUTSep 5, 2025 −35.1%Enter above C$107.20 (+11.3%)29% 31/108+7.7% / +14.2%−54.2% / −58.1%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below C$94.76 (−1.6%)35% 151/430+6.6% / +14.2%−29.3% / −58.1%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · dailyOUTSep 24, 2026 −0.3%Enter above C$96.33 (+0.0%)29% 230/798+3.4% / +14.2%−48.8% / −58.1%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · dailyOUTAug 26, 2026 −7.8%Enter above C$95.45 (−0.9%)41% 121/295+10.6% / +14.2%−35.2% / −58.1%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-endOUTJun 30, 2026 −1.3%Enter above C$124.46 (+29.2%)12% 3/24+6.2% / +12.2%−60.3% / −58.1%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · dailyOUTAug 19, 2026 −6.5%Enter above C$100.08 (+3.9%)26% 173/654−2.0% / +14.2%−63.5% / −58.1%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · dailyOUTSep 1, 2026 −3.3%Enter above C$102.78 (+6.7%)38% 97/255+6.5% / +14.2%−37.2% / −58.1%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · dailyOUTSep 9, 2026 −0.8%Enter above C$108.59 (+12.7%)31% 54/173+6.1% / +14.2%−47.7% / −58.1%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-endOUTNov 28, 2025 −27.7%Enter above C$100.90 (+4.7%)34% 26/76+7.5% / +14.5%−64.9% / −58.1%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-endOUTMay 29, 2026 −7.1%Not on one close52% 16/31+7.2% / +11.4%−48.0% / −58.1%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · dailyOUTMay 29, 2026 −7.1%Not on one close52% 17/33+8.2% / +14.5%−48.0% / −58.1%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · dailyOUTSep 1, 2026 −3.3%Enter above C$97.19 (+0.9%)36% 113/311+7.7% / +14.2%−31.1% / −58.1%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINNov 25, 2025 −28.1%Not on one close71% 24/34+7.4% / +14.2%−36.6% / −58.1%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTNov 25, 2025 −28.1%Not on one close60% 175/294+3.8% / +14.2%−16.5% / −58.1%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTNov 27, 2025 −28.3%Not on one close64% 254/396+8.2% / +14.2%−38.0% / −58.1%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTSep 22, 2026 −3.6%Buy below C$93.34 (−3.1%)60% 110/184+4.4% / +14.2%−41.4% / −58.1%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · dailyINSep 4, 2026 −5.1%Not on one close58% 80/139+5.4% / +14.2%−48.7% / −58.1%
Williams %RLarry Williams · dailyINSep 4, 2026 −5.1%Not on one close58% 147/255+1.9% / +14.2%−61.3% / −58.1%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · dailyOUTAug 14, 2026 −5.5%Not on one close65% 44/68+11.7% / +14.2%−37.4% / −58.1%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · dailyINNov 22, 2004 +1,849.6%Sell above C$271.30 (+181.6%)–+14.2% / +14.2%−58.1% / −58.1%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · dailyOUTMay 13, 2022 +83.8%Not on one close50% 7/14+1.8% / +14.2%−17.1% / −58.1%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINAug 26, 2026 −7.8%Not on one close46% 135/291+2.9% / +14.2%−47.9% / −58.1%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +0.4%Not on one close57% 253/444+6.0% / +14.2%−51.4% / −58.1%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · dailyOUTSep 25, 2026 −1.2%Buy below C$96.33 (0.0%)55% 924/1666+3.6% / +14.2%−26.9% / −58.1%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 −27.9%Not on one close51% 47/92+4.4% / +14.2%−29.7% / −58.1%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +1.1%Not on one close36% 389/1071+2.8% / +14.2%−69.9% / −58.1%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-endINAug 31, 2026 −4.4%Sell above C$97.88 (+1.6%)59% 80/135+8.0% / +14.2%−43.4% / −58.1%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · dailyOUTSep 18, 2026 +0.5%Not on one close28% 202/731+6.3% / +14.2%−46.4% / −58.1%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · dailyOUTSep 1, 2026 −3.3%Not on one close45% 79/177+9.0% / +14.2%−51.5% / −58.1%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · dailyINDec 19, 2025 −25.3%Not on one close73% 36/49+11.8% / +14.2%−52.8% / −58.1%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · dailyINOct 8, 2026 −0.1%Not on one close31% 56/182+4.7% / +14.3%−55.3% / −58.1%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · dailyOUTAug 31, 2026 −4.4%Enter above C$97.41 (+1.1%)30% 208/693+6.5% / +14.2%−55.5% / −58.1%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · dailyOUTSep 28, 2026 −0.9%Enter above C$101.36 (+5.2%)37% 125/341+9.1% / +14.2%−40.0% / −58.1%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below C$96.33 (0.0%)38% 194/508+8.5% / +14.2%−60.6% / −58.1%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · dailyOUTNov 19, 2025 −28.0%Not on one close29% 31/106+8.7% / +14.5%−60.4% / −58.1%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · dailyINOct 8, 2026 −0.1%Not on one close35% 353/1001−2.7% / +14.2%−74.3% / −58.1%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · dailyOUTSep 23, 2026 −3.3%Not on one close51% 88/173+6.7% / +14.2%−65.9% / −58.1%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · dailyOUTFeb 11, 2026 −27.6%Not on one close36% 37/102+4.3% / +14.2%−59.1% / −58.1%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −0.1%Not on one close50% 23/46+1.8% / +14.2%−11.3% / −58.1%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 −22.0%Buys Oct 3044% 19/43+11.9% / +14.2%−37.4% / −58.1%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINOct 8, 2026 −0.1%Window opens Apr 155% 24/44+12.6% / +14.2%−37.4% / −58.1%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · dailyOUTMay 8, 2026 −19.0%Window opens Oct 1656% 24/43+13.7% / +14.2%−37.4% / −58.1%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 −27.9%Buys Dec 2345% 20/44+2.3% / +14.2%−11.6% / −58.1%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 +1.0%Buys Oct 2951% 269/526+9.0% / +14.2%−39.1% / −58.1%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +0.4%Sells Jun 3055% 6/11+5.8% / +14.2%−26.1% / −58.1%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 −5.1%Buys Nov 2449% 188/386+3.3% / +14.2%−7.5% / −58.1%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-endINDec 30, 2022 +53.0%Not on one close35% 7/20+8.6% / +14.2%−50.6% / −58.1%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Sells Oct 1650% 1140/2284+7.2% / +14.2%−51.4% / −58.1%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 −2.1%Buys Oct 2745% 157/348+1.7% / +14.2%−9.5% / −58.1%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +0.1%Sells Oct 1649% 266/541+3.4% / +14.2%−51.4% / −58.1%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmarkINJan 4, 2005Always in–+14.2%−58.1%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works
ExposureLow1 of 10 points
  • Market swings0/3
  • Past crashes1/2
  • Debt0/3
  • Run-up0/2
  • It fell about 1.2× as far as its index in past crashes.

Past crashes, peak to low

Financial crisis Oct 2007 to Oct 2008 · back to its old high Nov 2012

STN−54%
TSX−47%

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high Apr 2020

STN−25%
TSX−37%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to May 2022 · back to its old high Feb 2023

STN−25%
TSX−14%
  • Beta0.78Moves about 0.8× as much as the TSX week to week.
  • Downside capture37%In months the TSX fell, this fell 37% as much on average (it often rose anyway).
  • Two-year change−16%
  • From 52-week high−39%
  • Debt to equity0.85×
  • Net debt / EBITDA2.3×Years of operating cash earnings it would take to pay off its debt.
  • Interest cover6.5×

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

The business behind the price

How to judge these numbers

Engineering & Construction · Stantec Inc. provides professional services in the areas of infrastructure and facilities to private and public sectors in Canada, the United States, and internationally.

Size and valuation
Market capC$10.8BWhat the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)C$6.8BTotal sales. The market values it at 1.6× sales.
P/E ratio21.7×Buyers pay C$22 for each C$1 of the last year's profit.
Forward P/E14.0×Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit. Lower than the P/E means profit is expected to grow.
Price to book3.2×Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.
Profit and growth
Profit margin7.4%Keeps 7¢ of each dollar of sales as profit.
Revenue growth+11.5%Last quarter's sales against the same quarter a year earlier.
Earnings growth+11.2%Same comparison for profit.
Return on equity15.7%Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flowC$651MCash left after running and investing in the business.
Balance sheet
Total equityC$3.2BWhat it owns minus what it owes.
Total debtC$2.7BLoans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
CashC$377MCash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity0.85×Moderate.
Interest cover6.5×Interest is easily paid from profit.
Wall Street
Average analyst targetC$137.9143% above the close, from 11 analysts (range C$113.00 to C$169.00).
Consensus ratingBuyAnalysts' average recommendation. Ratings lean positive: sell ratings are rare.
Dividend yield1.03%Yearly dividends as a share of the price.

Company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

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