National Bank Financial Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Metro

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Metro in a report issued on Wednesday, November 20th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.07 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.11. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.29 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.81 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on MRU. Desjardins upped their target price on Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a research report on Friday. CIBC increased their price objective on shares of Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Metro from C$82.00 to C$85.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$85.00 to C$88.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Finally, Cfra lifted their price target on shares of Metro from C$76.00 to C$85.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$87.50.

Metro Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of TSE MRU opened at C$89.73 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$84.71 and a 200 day moving average price of C$80.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18. Metro has a 12-month low of C$65.43 and a 12-month high of C$90.72. The company has a market cap of C$19.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.94, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08.

Metro Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th were paid a dividend of $0.335 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.49%. Metro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.76%.

About Metro

Metro Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer, franchisor, distributor, and manufacturer in the food and pharmaceutical sectors in Canada. The company operates supermarkets, discount, neighborhood, and specialty stores that provide fresh and grocery products, baked goods, prepared food products, meats, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, frozen food products, bakery products, delicatessen items, and pastries.