Q4 EPS Estimates for Metro Raised by National Bank Financial

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Metro in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 1st. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will earn $1.17 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.16. 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 2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS.

MRU has been the topic of a number of other reports. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Metro from C$96.00 to C$110.00 in a report on Friday. National Bankshares increased their price objective on Metro from C$94.00 to C$102.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Metro from C$98.00 to C$100.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Metro from C$98.00 to C$99.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$96.00.

Metro Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of Metro stock opened at C$100.42 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is C$94.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$90.12. The firm has a market capitalization of C$22.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.18, a PEG ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. Metro has a 12-month low of C$69.19 and a 12-month high of C$103.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.29.

Metro Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th were issued a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.47%. This is a positive change from Metro’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 13th. Metro’s payout ratio is 30.93%.

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.