Brokers Offer Predictions for Metro’s Q1 Earnings (TSE:MRU)

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Metro in a report released on Sunday, January 12th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.09 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.07. 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 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.76 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on MRU. UBS Group set a C$98.00 target price on Metro and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Desjardins lifted their target price on Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a report on Friday, November 22nd. National Bankshares lifted their target price on Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday. CIBC lifted their target price on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered Metro from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Metro presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$89.33.

Metro Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of TSE MRU opened at C$89.14 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$19.84 billion, a PE ratio of 21.79, a PEG ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$90.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$85.39. Metro has a twelve month low of C$67.85 and a twelve month high of C$94.86. 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 Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th were issued a $0.335 dividend. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 24th. Metro’s payout ratio is currently 32.76%.

Metro Company Profile

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.