TSE:L FY2025 EPS Increased by National Bank Financial

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Loblaw Companies in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 9th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will earn $9.46 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $9.44. The consensus estimate for Loblaw Companies’ current full-year earnings is $9.12 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Loblaw Companies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.98 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.00 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on L. National Bankshares boosted their price target on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$192.00 to C$207.00 in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group decreased their target price on Loblaw Companies from C$225.00 to C$210.00 in a research note on Friday, February 21st. CIBC lifted their price target on Loblaw Companies from C$206.00 to C$208.00 in a research report on Friday, February 21st. TD Securities lowered their target price on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$202.00 to C$195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Scotiabank cut shares of Loblaw Companies from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a C$200.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Loblaw Companies presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$200.88.

Loblaw Companies Stock Performance

Loblaw Companies stock opened at C$198.49 on Friday. Loblaw Companies has a 1-year low of C$145.80 and a 1-year high of C$212.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.11. The firm has a market capitalization of C$60.01 billion, a PE ratio of 26.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is C$188.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$184.86.

Insider Buying and Selling at Loblaw Companies

In related news, Director Richard Dufresne sold 25,783 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$186.55, for a total transaction of C$4,809,847.01. Also, Director Willard Galen Garfield Weston sold 104,364 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$182.50, for a total value of C$19,046,690.91. Insiders have sold 141,456 shares of company stock worth $25,966,244 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 53.77% of the company’s stock.

Loblaw Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a $0.513 dividend. This represents a $2.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. Loblaw Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.83%.

Loblaw Companies Company Profile

Loblaw is one of Canada’s largest grocery, pharmacy, and general merchandise retailers, operating the most expansive store footprint in Ontario and maintaining sizable presences in provinces like Quebec and British Columbia. Key grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, while its pharmaceutical operations are the product of its 2014 acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart.