Q1 EPS Estimates for Metro Lifted by National Bank Financial

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – National Bank Financial lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Metro in a report issued on Sunday, January 12th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.22 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.20. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.82 EPS.

MRU has been the topic of several other reports. National Bankshares raised their target price on Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of Metro from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. UBS Group set a C$98.00 target price on shares of Metro and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Desjardins lifted their price target on shares of Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, CIBC upped their price objective on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$89.33.

Metro Stock Performance

MRU stock opened at C$89.04 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.41. Metro has a 1 year low of C$67.85 and a 1 year high of C$94.86. The company has a market cap of C$19.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is C$90.22 and its 200-day moving average price is C$85.39.

Metro Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th were issued a dividend of $0.335 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.50%. Metro’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.