Metro Q2 EPS Estimate Decreased by National Bank Financial

Metro Inc. (TSE:MRU - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Metro in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 20th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.99 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.04. 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 $4.75 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Desjardins upped their price target on Metro from C$85.00 to C$95.00 in a research note on Friday. CIBC lifted their price target on shares of Metro from C$86.00 to C$91.00 in a report on Thursday. Cfra increased their price objective on shares of Metro from C$76.00 to C$85.00 in a report on Thursday, August 15th. National Bankshares raised their price objective on Metro from C$85.00 to C$88.00 in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered Metro from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Metro currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$87.50.

Metro Stock Performance

Metro stock traded down C$0.11 during trading on Monday, reaching C$89.62. The company had a trading volume of 1,665,846 shares, compared to its average volume of 453,649. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is C$84.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$81.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 64.18. Metro has a 52 week low of C$65.43 and a 52 week high of C$90.72. The firm has a market capitalization of C$19.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.06 and a beta of 0.08.

Metro Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 12th were paid a $0.335 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 24th. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.50%. Metro's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.76%.

Metro Company Profile

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.