National Bank Financial Expects Higher Earnings for Metro

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU - Free Report) - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Metro in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 5th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.04 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.03. 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 $1.51 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.13 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.79 EPS.

Metro (TSE:MRU - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 14th. The company reported C$1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of C$1.35. Metro had a net margin of 4.36% and a return on equity of 13.74%. The firm had revenue of C$6.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$6.58 billion.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on MRU. Desjardins upped their price target on Metro from C$75.00 to C$80.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 13th. TD Securities upgraded Metro from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the company from C$80.00 to C$92.00 in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Metro from C$82.00 to C$84.00 in a research note on Friday, July 12th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Metro from C$82.00 to C$85.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. Finally, CIBC increased their price objective on shares of Metro from C$77.00 to C$86.00 in a report on Thursday, August 15th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of C$84.25.

Metro Price Performance

Shares of MRU stock traded up C$0.74 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting C$85.83. 815,203 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 441,105. Metro has a 52-week low of C$65.43 and a 52-week high of C$87.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18. The company has a market cap of C$19.11 billion, a PE ratio of 20.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The firm has a fifty day moving average of C$84.36 and a 200 day moving average of C$79.57.

Metro Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 12th will be given a dividend of $0.335 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.56%. Metro's payout ratio is presently 32.76%.

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.