National Bank Financial Expects Lower Earnings for Saputo

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Saputo in a report issued on Sunday, November 10th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.45 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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 brokerages also recently issued reports on SAP. BMO Capital Markets downgraded Saputo from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their target price for the stock from C$35.00 to C$30.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. CIBC reduced their target price 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. Desjardins set a C$34.00 price target on shares of Saputo in a research note on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Saputo from C$39.00 to C$38.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, TD Securities lowered their price objective on Saputo from C$38.00 to C$37.00 in a research report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Saputo currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$34.50.

Saputo Price Performance

TSE:SAP opened at C$26.17 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of C$28.39 and a 200 day moving average price of C$29.06. The stock has a market cap of C$11.11 billion, a PE ratio of 41.62, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.17, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.59. Saputo has a one year low of C$25.28 and a one year high of C$32.15.

Saputo Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Saputo

In other news, Senior Officer Martin Gagnon bought 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$29.73 per share, with a total value of C$59,450.00. Company insiders own 40.45% of the company’s stock.

About Saputo

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.