FY2025 EPS Estimate for Loblaw Companies Boosted by Analyst

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L) – Analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Loblaw Companies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 9th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $9.46 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast 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.

Several other analysts have also commented on the company. TD Securities lowered their price objective on Loblaw Companies from C$202.00 to C$195.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 21st. National Bankshares boosted their price target on Loblaw Companies from C$192.00 to C$207.00 in a research note on Thursday. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Loblaw Companies from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from C$190.00 to C$215.00 in a report on Friday. CIBC upped their price target on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$206.00 to C$208.00 in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$225.00 to C$210.00 in a research note on Friday, February 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$202.75.

Loblaw Companies Stock Up 3.4 %

Shares of Loblaw Companies stock opened at C$205.25 on Friday. Loblaw Companies has a 52-week low of C$145.80 and a 52-week high of C$212.01. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is C$189.34 and its 200-day moving average price is C$185.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.11. The company has a market cap of C$62.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.86, a PEG ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17.

Loblaw Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.513 per share. This represents a $2.05 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. Loblaw Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.83%.

Insider Activity at Loblaw Companies

In other Loblaw Companies news, Director Willard Galen Garfield Weston sold 104,364 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$182.50, for a total transaction of C$19,046,690.91. Also, Director Richard Dufresne sold 25,783 shares of the company’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 value of C$4,809,847.01. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 141,456 shares of company stock worth $25,966,244. 53.77% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Loblaw Companies

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.