TSE:L Q3 EPS Forecast Lowered by National Bank Financial

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L) – National Bank Financial reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Loblaw Companies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 13th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.65 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.66. The consensus estimate for Loblaw Companies’ current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share.

L has been the subject of a number of other reports. TD Securities cut their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$203.00 to C$202.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Desjardins boosted their price target on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$172.00 to C$190.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Loblaw Companies from C$183.00 to C$205.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. National Bankshares boosted their target price on Loblaw Companies from C$188.00 to C$195.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Loblaw Companies from C$160.00 to C$180.00 in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$191.29.

Loblaw Companies Stock Performance

Shares of TSE L opened at C$177.98 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 163.32, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.68. Loblaw Companies has a 1 year low of C$116.81 and a 1 year high of C$188.77. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$177.74 and a 200-day moving average price of C$168.41. The stock has a market cap of C$54.35 billion, a PE ratio of 26.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17.

Loblaw Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Sunday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.513 per share. This represents a $2.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. Loblaw Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.06%.

About Loblaw Companies

Loblaw Companies Limited, a food and pharmacy company, provides grocery, pharmacy and healthcare services, health and beauty products, apparels, general merchandise, financial services, and wireless mobile products and services in Canada. It operates in two segments, Retail and Financial Services. The Retail segment operates corporate and franchise-owned retail food, and associate-owned drug stores.