Desjardins Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Saputo Earnings

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Equities researchers at Desjardins reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Saputo in a research note issued on Sunday, February 9th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now expects that the company will earn $0.36 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.45. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating and a $31.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Saputo’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Saputo’s FY2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Saputo from C$30.00 to C$27.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 10th. TD Securities lowered their price objective on Saputo from C$38.00 to C$37.00 in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Saputo from C$36.00 to C$32.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. CIBC reduced their target price on Saputo from C$32.00 to C$29.00 in a report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$38.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Saputo presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$31.44.

Saputo Trading Up 1.4 %

SAP stock opened at C$24.14 on Tuesday. Saputo has a 52 week low of C$22.59 and a 52 week high of C$32.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.17, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 1.59. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is C$24.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$27.45. The company has a market capitalization of C$10.24 billion, a PE ratio of 38.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32.

Saputo Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.15%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 10th. Saputo’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 120.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Senior Officer Leanne Cutts acquired 4,000 shares of Saputo stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$26.25 per share, for a total transaction of C$105,000.00. 40.45% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.