Q3 EPS Forecast for Loblaw Companies Lowered by Analyst

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

L has been the subject of several other reports. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$160.00 to C$180.00 in a research note on Friday, July 26th. National Bankshares raised their target price on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$188.00 to C$195.00 in a report on Thursday. CIBC upped their price target on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$189.00 to C$206.00 in a report on Thursday. Desjardins lifted their price objective on Loblaw Companies from C$172.00 to C$190.00 in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Loblaw Companies from C$183.00 to C$205.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Loblaw Companies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$191.29.

Loblaw Companies Trading Up 0.5 %

TSE:L opened at C$181.49 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$55.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.50, a PEG ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17. Loblaw Companies has a 52 week low of C$116.81 and a 52 week high of C$188.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 163.32. The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$177.66 and a 200 day moving average of C$168.24.

Loblaw Companies Announces Dividend

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

Loblaw Companies Company Profile

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.