Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU - Free Report) - National Bank Financial boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Metro in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 28th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.05 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.01. The consensus estimate for Metro's current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro's FY2025 earnings at $4.86 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.87 EPS.
MRU has been the subject of several other research reports. National Bankshares boosted their target price on Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Royal Bank of Canada cut Metro from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Desjardins boosted their price objective on Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. CIBC boosted their price objective on Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on Metro from C$98.00 to C$99.00 in a research note on Thursday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of C$93.56.
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Metro Stock Up 0.2 %
MRU stock traded up C$0.19 during trading on Thursday, hitting C$91.00. 585,133 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 395,566. The business has a 50-day moving average price of C$91.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$86.51. The stock has a market capitalization of C$20.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.25, a PEG ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. Metro has a 52-week low of C$68.12 and a 52-week high of C$94.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18.
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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.
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