Brokers Issue Forecasts for Metro’s Q2 Earnings (TSE:MRU)

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Desjardins boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Metro in a report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.03 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.98. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Metro’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.82 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.33 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on MRU. National Bankshares boosted their price target on shares of Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Royal Bank of Canada cut Metro from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Metro from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from C$92.00 to C$96.00 in a research report on Thursday. CIBC increased their price objective on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Scotiabank increased their price target on Metro from C$98.00 to C$100.00 in a research report on Thursday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Metro currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$93.56.

Metro Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of TSE MRU opened at C$90.58 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of C$20.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.15, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. Metro has a 1 year low of C$68.12 and a 1 year high of C$94.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of C$91.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$86.30.

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.