Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU - Free Report) - National Bank Financial lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Metro in a research report issued on Sunday, January 12th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.09 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.07. The consensus estimate for Metro's current full-year earnings is $4.82 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Metro's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.76 EPS.
Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$89.00 to C$94.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Monday. Desjardins upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of Metro from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. CIBC upped their target price on shares of Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, UBS Group set a C$98.00 target price on shares of Metro and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$89.33.
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Metro Stock Up 0.1 %
Shares of MRU stock traded up C$0.10 on Wednesday, hitting C$89.14. The stock had a trading volume of 282,189 shares, compared to its average volume of 342,002. The firm has a market capitalization of C$19.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.79, a P/E/G ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08. The stock's 50 day moving average is C$90.22 and its 200-day moving average is C$85.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 1.10. Metro has a 52-week low of C$67.85 and a 52-week high of C$94.86.
Metro Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th were paid a dividend of $0.335 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.50%. Metro's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.76%.
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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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