National Bank Financial Cuts Earnings Estimates for Metro

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Metro in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 1st. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will earn $1.54 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.55. 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 $1.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.85 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.86 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on MRU. National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$94.00 to C$102.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of Metro from C$98.00 to C$100.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Metro from C$96.00 to C$110.00 in a research report on Friday. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Metro from C$98.00 to C$99.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$96.00.

Metro Price Performance

Shares of TSE:MRU opened at C$100.42 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.29. The business has a 50 day moving average price of C$94.41 and a 200 day moving average price of C$90.15. The company has a market cap 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 twelve month low of C$69.19 and a twelve month high of C$103.59.

Metro Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 11th were issued a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 13th. This is a boost from Metro’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.47%. Metro’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.