Q3 EPS Estimate for Loblaw Companies Reduced by Analyst

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Loblaw Companies in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 13th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.65 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.66. The consensus estimate for Loblaw Companies’ current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share.

L has been the topic of a number of other reports. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$183.00 to C$205.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. TD Securities decreased their price target on Loblaw Companies from C$203.00 to C$202.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Desjardins lifted their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$172.00 to C$190.00 in a research report on Thursday. National Bankshares upped their target price on Loblaw Companies from C$188.00 to C$195.00 in a report on Thursday. Finally, CIBC lifted their target price on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$189.00 to C$206.00 in a research note on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Loblaw Companies has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$191.29.

Loblaw Companies Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of TSE L opened at C$181.49 on Monday. Loblaw Companies has a 12-month low of C$116.81 and a 12-month high of C$188.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 163.32. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is C$177.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$168.24. The company has a market cap of C$55.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17.

Loblaw Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Sunday, December 15th will be paid a $0.513 dividend. This represents a $2.05 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.13%. Loblaw Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.06%.

About Loblaw Companies

Loblaw Companies Limited, a food and pharmacy company, provides grocery, pharmacy and healthcare services, health and beauty products, apparels, general merchandise, financial services, and wireless mobile products and services in Canada. It operates in two segments, Retail and Financial Services. The Retail segment operates corporate and franchise-owned retail food, and associate-owned drug stores.