Desjardins Has Positive Forecast for Metro Q2 Earnings

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Desjardins boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Metro in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 29th. Desjardins analyst C. Li now anticipates that the company will earn $1.03 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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.

Several other analysts have also commented on the stock. UBS Group set a C$98.00 price target on shares of Metro and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. CIBC increased their target price on shares of Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of Metro from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, National Bankshares increased their price objective on Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$89.33.

Metro Trading Up 3.5 %

Shares of TSE MRU opened at C$91.63 on Thursday. Metro has a 1-year low of C$68.12 and a 1-year high of C$94.86. The business has a fifty day moving average price of C$91.06 and a 200 day moving average price of C$86.27. The stock has a market capitalization of C$20.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.41.

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.