Research Analysts Set Expectations for TSE:L FY2025 Earnings

Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L - Free Report) - National Bank Financial increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Loblaw Companies in a report issued 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.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on L. CIBC raised their price objective on Loblaw Companies from C$206.00 to C$208.00 in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Loblaw Companies from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from C$190.00 to C$215.00 in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$215.00 to C$234.00 in a report on Monday. TD Securities cut their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$202.00 to C$195.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, National Bankshares boosted their price objective on shares of Loblaw Companies from C$192.00 to C$207.00 in a report on Thursday, April 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$204.88.

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Loblaw Companies Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of TSE L traded up C$0.74 during midday trading on Friday, hitting C$211.36. The stock had a trading volume of 124,034 shares, compared to its average volume of 435,984. Loblaw Companies has a 1-year low of C$146.49 and a 1-year high of C$212.98. The company has a fifty day moving average price of C$190.57 and a 200 day moving average price of C$185.50. The company has a market capitalization of C$63.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.69, a PEG ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.17. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 166.11.

Loblaw Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.513 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $2.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.97%. Loblaw Companies's payout ratio is currently 27.83%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Loblaw Companies

In related news, Director Richard Dufresne sold 25,783 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$186.55, for a total transaction of C$4,809,847.01. Also, Director Willard Galen Garfield Weston sold 104,364 shares of Loblaw Companies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$182.50, for a total transaction of C$19,046,690.91. Insiders have sold 141,456 shares of company stock valued at $25,966,244 over the last 90 days. 53.77% of the stock is currently 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.