National Bank Financial Predicts Reduced Earnings for Metro

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Metro in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 20th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.07 for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. CIBC boosted their price objective on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research report on Thursday. National Bankshares lifted their price objective on shares of Metro from C$85.00 to C$88.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Metro from C$82.00 to C$85.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Desjardins raised their price objective on shares of Metro from C$75.00 to C$80.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. Finally, Cfra lifted their price objective on shares of Metro from C$76.00 to C$85.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$85.63.

Metro Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of TSE:MRU opened at C$88.99 on Friday. Metro has a fifty-two week low of C$65.43 and a fifty-two week high of C$89.55. 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 company has a market cap of C$19.81 billion, a PE ratio of 21.76, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The company’s 50-day moving average price is C$84.64 and its 200 day moving average price is C$80.68.

Metro Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th were issued a dividend of $0.335 per share. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 24th. Metro’s dividend 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.