Desjardins Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Saputo Earnings

Saputo Inc. (TSE:SAP) – Desjardins lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Saputo in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 11th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.40 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.49. The consensus estimate for Saputo’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Saputo’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets downgraded Saputo from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their target price for the company from C$35.00 to C$30.00 in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. CIBC cut their price objective on shares of Saputo from C$37.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 12th. National Bankshares reduced their target price on shares of Saputo from C$36.00 to C$35.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped 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 note on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, TD Securities reduced their price objective on shares of 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 given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Saputo has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$34.50.

Saputo Price Performance

Shares of SAP opened at C$26.49 on Wednesday. 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 fifty-two week low of C$25.28 and a fifty-two week high of C$32.15. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$28.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$29.04. The company has a market capitalization of C$11.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.32.

Saputo Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 10th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.87%. Saputo’s payout ratio is 120.63%.

Insider Transactions at Saputo

In related news, Senior Officer Martin Gagnon acquired 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$29.73 per share, for a total transaction of C$59,450.00. Corporate insiders own 40.45% of the company’s stock.

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.