Dollarama Q1 EPS Forecast Cut by National Bank Financial

Dollarama Inc. (TSE:DOL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial cut their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Dollarama in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 19th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.86. The consensus estimate for Dollarama's current full-year earnings is $5.33 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Desjardins boosted their target price on shares of Dollarama from C$143.00 to C$147.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Dollarama from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from C$136.00 to C$130.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Dollarama from C$125.00 to C$136.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Dollarama from C$147.00 to C$154.00 in a research note on Friday. Finally, TD Securities raised Dollarama from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from C$150.00 to C$154.00 in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$140.73.

Dollarama Stock Performance

Shares of DOL traded down C$1.33 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting C$145.51. 610,924 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 567,284. The firm has a market capitalization of C$41.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 391.24. The business's 50 day moving average is C$142.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$132.65. Dollarama has a fifty-two week low of C$89.93 and a fifty-two week high of C$152.97.

Dollarama (TSE:DOL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 11th. The company reported C$1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$0.96 by C$0.06. Dollarama had a net margin of 17.85% and a return on equity of 156.46%. The firm had revenue of C$1.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of C$1.57 billion.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Dollarama news, Senior Officer Mark Di Pesa sold 530 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$143.47, for a total transaction of C$76,039.10. Also, Director Nicolas Hien sold 5,167 shares of Dollarama stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$135.18, for a total transaction of C$698,490.04. Insiders sold a total of 7,697 shares of company stock worth $1,049,979 over the last ninety days. 2.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Dollarama Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.092 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 4th. This represents a $0.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.25%. Dollarama's payout ratio is 9.59%.

Dollarama Company Profile

Dollarama Inc operates a chain of dollar stores in Canada. Its stores offer general merchandise, consumables, and seasonal products. It also sells its products through online store. The company was formerly known as Dollarama Capital Corporation and changed its name to Dollarama Inc in September 2009.