National Bank Financial Upgrades Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD) to Strong-Buy

National Bank Financial upgraded shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note published on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Alimentation Couche-Tard’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.29 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.69 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on ATD. CIBC upped their price objective on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$88.00 to C$89.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$85.00 to C$87.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Scotiabank set a C$91.00 price objective on shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$83.00 to C$87.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, Desjardins increased their target price on Alimentation Couche-Tard from C$84.00 to C$85.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$88.83.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Trading Up 0.2 %

TSE:ATD opened at C$77.97 on Tuesday. Alimentation Couche-Tard has a 12-month low of C$71.31 and a 12-month high of C$87.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.11. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is C$79.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$78.24. The firm has a market cap of C$73.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.15, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.89.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 18th were paid a $0.195 dividend. This is an increase from Alimentation Couche-Tard’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. This represents a $0.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 4th. Alimentation Couche-Tard’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.09%.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Company Profile

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates and licenses convenience stores in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its convenience stores sell tobacco products and alternative tobacco products, grocery items, candies and snacks, beer, wine, beverages, and fresh food offerings; road transportation fuels and electric vehicle charging solutions; and aviation fuels, as well as energy for stationary engines.