Q2 EPS Estimates for Metro Cut by National Bank Financial

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Metro in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 20th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will earn $0.99 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.04. 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 $4.75 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Cfra boosted their target price on Metro from C$76.00 to C$85.00 in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Desjardins upped their price target on shares of Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a research report on Friday. CIBC raised their price objective on shares of Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$82.00 to C$85.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. Finally, National Bankshares raised their price target on shares of Metro from C$85.00 to C$88.00 in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$87.50.

Metro Price Performance

TSE:MRU opened at C$89.62 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of C$19.95 billion, a PE ratio of 21.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The company’s 50-day moving average price is C$84.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$81.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18. Metro has a 12 month low of C$65.43 and a 12 month high of C$90.72.

Metro Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th were issued a $0.335 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.50%. 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.