Analysts Issue Forecasts for Metro’s Q1 Earnings (TSE:MRU)

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Analysts at National Bank Financial increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Metro in a research note issued on Sunday, January 12th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.09 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.07. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.76 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on MRU. Desjardins increased their price objective on shares of Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. UBS Group set a C$98.00 price objective on Metro and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. CIBC increased their target price on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. National Bankshares upped their price target on Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of Metro from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$89.33.

Metro Stock Performance

TSE MRU opened at C$89.04 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is C$90.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$85.39. The firm has a market capitalization of C$19.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.77, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. Metro has a 1-year low of C$67.85 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.

Metro Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th were paid a $0.335 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.50%. Metro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.76%.

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.