Q2 EPS Estimates for Metro Raised by National Bank Financial

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Metro in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 28th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will earn $1.05 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.01. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro’s FY2025 earnings at $4.86 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.87 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. CIBC lifted their price target on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a report on Thursday, November 21st. National Bankshares boosted their price target on 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 shares of Metro from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Metro from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from C$92.00 to C$96.00 in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Scotiabank raised their price objective on Metro from C$98.00 to C$100.00 in a research note on Thursday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$93.56.

Metro Stock Performance

MRU opened at C$90.58 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of C$20.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.15, a PEG ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18. The business has a 50 day moving average of C$91.16 and a 200-day moving average of C$86.30. Metro has a 12-month low of C$68.12 and a 12-month high of C$94.86.

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.