Q1 EPS Estimates for Metro Cut by National Bank Financial

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Metro in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 20th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.07 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.11. The consensus estimate for Metro’s current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.29 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.81 EPS.

MRU has been the topic of several other reports. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Metro from C$82.00 to C$85.00 in a report on Thursday, August 15th. National Bankshares raised their price target on shares of Metro from C$85.00 to C$88.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered Metro from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Desjardins raised their price objective on Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a research report on Friday. Finally, Cfra raised their target price on Metro from C$76.00 to C$85.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$87.50.

Metro Price Performance

Shares of MRU opened at C$89.73 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of C$19.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.94, a P/E/G 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. The business’s 50-day moving average is C$84.71 and its 200-day moving average is C$80.86. Metro has a fifty-two week low of C$65.43 and a fifty-two week high of C$90.72.

Metro Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th were given a dividend of $0.335 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.49%. Metro’s dividend payout ratio is 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.